114 Cambodian athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: 114 Cambodian athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of speech by Cambodia's Olympic chief Thong Khon 3. various of speech by Cambodian PM Hun Manet 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KHUN CHANROSEKA, Soft tennis player STORYLINE: Cambodia's 189-member sports delegation, including 114 athletes, will attend the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province from September 23 to October 8, the country's Olympic chief said on Wednesday. Thong Khon, president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said the delegation paid a courtesy call on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday afternoon before leaving for the Games. "I believe that Cambodian athletes will be able to achieve good results in this second biggest sports event in the world after the Olympics," Khon, who will lead the delegation to attend the Games, told Xinhua. He said Cambodia

U.N., Annan win Nobel Peace Prize

U.N., Annan win Nobel Peace Prize

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan smiles at a news conference at the U.N. Headquarters on Oct. 12 after he won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001 jointly with the United Nations. Annan, a 63-year-old Ghanaian who took the helm of the world body in January 1997, said he feels humbled but excited in being awarded the peace prize jointly with the 189-member world body.

U.N., Annan win Nobel Peace Prize

U.N., Annan win Nobel Peace Prize

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan smiles at a news conference at the U.N. Headquarters on Oct. 12 after he won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001 jointly with the United Nations. Annan, a 63-year-old Ghanaian who took the helm of the world body in January 1997, said he feels humbled but excited in being awarded the peace prize jointly with the 189-member world body.