Work on Chinese-built airport for Cambodian capital in full swing

STORY: Work on Chinese-built airport for Cambodian capital in full swing SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EL SETHSOVATHA, Site engineer at Techo International Airport project STORYLINE: Some 66.1 percent of the construction work on a Chinese-built new Phnom Penh international airport, officially known as the Techo International Airport, has been completed so far, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday. Invested by the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd, the 1.5-billion-U.S. dollar airport is being constructed by the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on an area of 2,600 hectares, about 20 km from the capital Phnom Penh. It will be capable of handling 13 million passengers a year in the first phase, 30 million passengers in the second phase after 2030, and up to 50 million passengers in 2050 i

Luxury cruise ship makes stop at Osaka

Luxury cruise ship makes stop at Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 8, 2013, shows the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess at Osaka port. The 116,000-ton ship carrying about 2,600 passengers made a stop at Osaka that day as requested by the city government and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which are trying to attract foreign visitors.

Luxury cruise ship makes stop at Osaka

Luxury cruise ship makes stop at Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 8, 2013, shows the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess at Osaka port. The 116,000-ton ship carrying about 2,600 passengers made a stop at Osaka that day as requested by the city government and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which are trying to attract foreign visitors.

Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at Nagasaki

Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - The British ocean liner Queen Mary 2, now on an around-the-world voyage, arrives at Nagasaki port from New York on Feb. 17, 2010. The 151,400-ton luxury liner carrying 2,600 passengers will voyage around the world for 100 days.

Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at Nagasaki

Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - The British ocean liner Queen Mary 2, now on an around-the-world voyage, arrives at Nagasaki port from New York on Feb. 17, 2010. The 151,400-ton luxury liner carrying 2,600 passengers will voyage around the world for 100 days. (Kyodo)