China aims to clinch more free trade agreements to boost trade, investment

STORY: China aims to clinch more free trade agreements to boost trade, investment SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) STORYLINE: China has planned to step up efforts in enlarging its globally-oriented network of high-standard free trade areas in 2024. China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen told a recent press conference that the country had already inked 22 FTAs with 29 countries or regions, and the combined trade value involved accounted for one third of the country's total foreign trade value. In a move to further share China's opening-up dividends and power regional economic growth, China will enhance efforts on FTA negotiations in 2024, according to Wang. With the negotiations on Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area pending this week in Hangzhou, Wang vowed

Cambodia makes 466 mln USD from milled rice export in 2023

STORY: Cambodia makes 466 mln USD from milled rice export in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice paddies in Cambodia 2. farmers growing and harvesting rice 3. various of rice processing and packaging at a rice mill 4. various of packaged rice 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) 6. various of a port STORYLINE: Cambodia had exported 656,323 tonnes of milled rice in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 3 percent, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a news release last Friday. The Southeast Asian country earned a total revenue of 466 million U.S. dollars from the export of the commodity, up 13 percent year-on-year, the news release said, adding that the kingdom's rice had been shipped to 61 countries and regions. China remained the top buyer of the commodity. The kingdom exported 212,756 tonnes of milled rice to China last year, making a gross re

Cambodia earns 4.3 bln USD from export of agricultural products in 2023, with China being major buyer

STORY: Cambodia earns 4.3 bln USD from export of agricultural products in 2023, with China being major buyer SHOOTING TIME: File/Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial view of a mango processing factory (file) 2. various of agricultural products (file) 3. various of trucks transporting agricultural products (file) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) STORYLINE: Cambodia made a gross revenue of 4.3 billion U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural products in 2023, said a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) report on Monday. The Southeast Asian country shipped almost 8.45 million tons of agricultural products to about 75 countries and regions during the January-December period last year, the report said. Key agricultural items for exports included rice, r