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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

(240716) -- SIEM REAP, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows staff members working at the restoration site of the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists have been restoring the southern central stairs and Naga balustrade on the ground floor of the famed Angkor Wat, said an ANA's news release on Tuesday. (APSARA National Authority/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

(240716) -- SIEM REAP, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows staff members working at the restoration site of the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists have been restoring the southern central stairs and Naga balustrade on the ground floor of the famed Angkor Wat, said an ANA's news release on Tuesday. (APSARA National Authority/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-STAIRS-NAGA BALUSTRADES-RESTORATION

(240607) -- SIEM REAP, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows staff members working at the stairs and Naga balustrades on the southern ground floor of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists have started to restore the stairs and Naga balustrades on the southern ground floor of Angkor Wat, said an ANA's news release on Friday. (APSARA National Authority/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-STAIRS-NAGA BALUSTRADES-RESTORATION

(240607) -- SIEM REAP, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows the restoration site of the stairs and Naga balustrades on the southern ground floor of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists have started to restore the stairs and Naga balustrades on the southern ground floor of Angkor Wat, said an ANA's news release on Friday. (APSARA National Authority/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-SUNRISE

(240322) -- SIEM REAP, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch sunrise at the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, March 22, 2024. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-SUNRISE

(240322) -- SIEM REAP, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Angkor Wat temple's central tower at sunrise in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-SUNRISE

(240322) -- SIEM REAP, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch sunrise at the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, March 22, 2024. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-SUNRISE

(240322) -- SIEM REAP, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Angkor Wat temple at sunrise in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-TOURISTS-CHINESE NEW YEAR

(240212) -- SIEM REAP, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on Feb. 10, 2024. Cambodia recorded some 1.05 million domestic and foreign tourists during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, according to a Ministry of Tourism's report released on Monday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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Cambodia inaugurates famed Angkor Wat temple's western causeway

STORY: Cambodia inaugurates famed Angkor Wat temple's western causeway SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of inauguration of causeway 2. various of the causeway and Angkor Wat temple (file) STORYLINE: Cambodia inaugurated the western causeway of the famed Angkor Wat temple in the Angkor Archeological Park here on Saturday after 19 years of restoration. King Norodom Sihamoni, along with Prime Minister Hun Manet, attended the inauguration ceremony of the causeway leading to the main gate of the Angkor Wat in the west. The 192-meter-long, 11.6-meter-wide, and 4-meter-tall causeway is used as the gateway to visit the Angkor Wat, and the floating bridge south of the causeway is kept as the main exit for visitors. Speaking at the event, Sihamoni said the preservation and strengthening of the causeway by maintaining its original form has enhanced the value of the Angkor Wat temple. "The Angkor Wat

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-CAUSEWAY-INAUGURATION

(231104) -- SIEM REAP, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk on the causeway leading to the main gate of the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Nov. 4, 2023. Cambodia inaugurated the western causeway of the famed Angkor Wat temple in the Angkor Archeological Park here on Saturday after 19 years of restoration. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-CAUSEWAY-INAUGURATION

(231104) -- SIEM REAP, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the causeway leading to the main gate of the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Nov. 4, 2023. Cambodia inaugurated the western causeway of the famed Angkor Wat temple in the Angkor Archeological Park here on Saturday after 19 years of restoration. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

STORY: Int'l marathon held at Cambodia's Angkor Wat DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon 2. various of awarding ceremony STORYLINE: The 2023 Khmer Empire Marathon took place at the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap on Sunday, attracting more than 2,000 local and overseas runners. Tourism Minister Thong Khon, also president of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said the annual event was designed to attract more tourists to the Angkor park during the rainy season. "Most of the overseas participants were Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese," he told reporters, adding that there were four categories: full marathon (42km), half marathon (21km), and a 10km race, as well as a 3km fun run. Held in front of Angkor Wat, a key ancient temple in the Angkor Archeological Park, the men's full marathon was won by Vietnam's Long Nguyen Van, who finished in two hours, 51 minutes and 13 seconds, whil

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Torch relay begins for 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia

STORY: Torch relay begins for 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the SEA Games torch-lighting ceremony 2. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni lighting the torch of the SEA Games 3. various of athletes carrying SEA Games torch in a parade STORYLINE: The torch relay for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia began on Tuesday, with 45 days to go until the start of the biennial regional multi-sport event. Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, presided over the torch-lighting ceremony held at the famed Angkor Wat temple in northwest Siem Reap province. The torch was then carried, circling Angkor Wat, and on March 22, it will leave Cambodia to tour other Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. The torch will return to Cambodia on April 27. Cambodia w

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Scene from Angkor Wat Int'l Half Marathon

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Two-time Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (C) of Japan helps a wheelchair runner in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 4, 2016.

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-TOURISM RECOVERY

(221217) -- SIEM REAP, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Dec. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodia rejoices as foreign tourists gradually return to famed Angkor" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-TOURISM RECOVERY

(221217) -- SIEM REAP, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Dec. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodia rejoices as foreign tourists gradually return to famed Angkor" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-TOURISM RECOVERY

(221217) -- SIEM REAP, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Dec. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodia rejoices as foreign tourists gradually return to famed Angkor" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-TOURISM RECOVERY

(221217) -- SIEM REAP, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Angkor Wat in the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Dec. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cambodia rejoices as foreign tourists gradually return to famed Angkor" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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Arimori runs in Angkor Wat half marathon

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Olympic medalist marathoner Yuko Arimori (L) runs in the 19th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia on Dec. 7, 2014, to call for the elimination of antipersonnel mines.

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Arimori runs with kid in Angkor Wat half marathon

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Olympic medalist marathoner Yuko Arimori (C) runs with a child in the 19th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia on Dec. 7, 2014, to support a ban on antipersonnel mines.

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Sand Museum

TOTTORI, Japan - The Sand Museum in the city of Tottori, western Japan, shows 19 sand sculptures featuring Southeast Asia to reporters on April 19, 2013, before reopening on April 20 following a renewal. The sculptures, including ones of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Grand Palace in Thailand, were created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of friendship exchange and cooperation between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Sand Museum

TOTTORI, Japan - The Sand Museum in the city of Tottori, western Japan, shows 19 sand sculptures featuring Southeast Asia to reporters on April 19, 2013, before reopening on April 20 following a renewal. The sculptures, including ones of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Grand Palace in Thailand, were created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of friendship exchange and cooperation between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori (C) of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Cambodia to enjoy good crops this year, astrologer predicts

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - A ceremony to predict this year's agricultural crops is held at Lean Chul Damrei, an ancient temple in the Bayon Temple area of the Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap Province on May 2, 2010. Cambodian royal astrologer Korng Keng told a crowd of tens of thousands at the temple that the country's crops, especially corn and beans, will be ''good.''

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cambodian pumpkin cake, hot beef salad

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows plates of popular dishes at the Cambodian restaurant Angkor Wat in Tokyo including pumpkin cake (at top) and hot beef salad (foreground).

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Cambodian pumpkin cake, hot beef salad

TOKYO, Japan - Guests look at the menu in the Cambodian restaurant Angkor Wat in Tokyo.

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Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, built at a cost of more than U.S. $1 million with financial help from Japanese retailer Aeon Corp., opens near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex in the northern province of Siem Reap on Nov. 2. The museum exhibits 274 Buddhist statues excavated from the Banteay Kdei Temple in the northern province of Siem Reap in 2001 by the Sophia University's Angkor International Mission.

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Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (2nd R) and Yoshiaki Ishizawa, president of Sophia University in Tokyo, marvel at a Buddhist statue on exhibition at a newly built museum of Buddhist statues adjacent to Angkor Wat on Nov. 2. The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, built at a cost of more than U.S. $1 million with financial help from Japanese retailer Aeon Corp., exhibits 274 Buddhist statues excavated from the Banteay Kdei Temple in the northern province of Siem Reap in 2001 by the Sophia University Angkor International Mission.

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Tourist visits to Angkor Wat fall sharply over SARS fears

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Despite Cambodia's lack of reported cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the number of foreign tourists arriving in Siem Reap, home of the famed Angkor Wat (in photo) and other ancient temples, has fallen drastically, a local tourism official said April 28.

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Cambodian students rally against Thai actress' 'insult'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A Cambodian student burns a Thai national flag in front of the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh on Jan. 29 at a rally to protest alleged remarks by well-known Thai television movie star Suwanan Kongying that the famous temple of Angkor Wat in northern Cambodia belongs to Thailand. More than 1,000 students took part in the rally.

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Carreras croons for charity at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Tenor Jose Carreras could hardly ask for a better backdrop when he sang on the evening of Dec. 6 at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple for a gala charity concert. The 12th-century complex and member of the Three Tenors group drew 1,000 listeners, from Europe, the United States and elsewhere, each paying between $500 and $1,500 for plate at a banquet prepared by 70 chefs.

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Japanese prince, princess visit Angkor Wat

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visit the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia on June 25. The imperial couple has been in Cambodia on an eight-day visit since June 21 at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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(SP)CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-HALF MARATHON

(221204) -- SIEM REAP, Dec. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete in the 27th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Dec. 4, 2022. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-HALF MARATHON

(221204) -- SIEM REAP, Dec. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete in the 27th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Dec. 4, 2022. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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China key contributor to safeguarding Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park

STORY: China key contributor to safeguarding Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Angkor Wat temple 2. various of the Bayon temple STORYLINE: China has been one of the key contributors to safeguarding, preserving and developing the famed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, officials said on Wednesday. The Angkor Archaeological Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asian nation. Covering an area of 401-square kilometers, the Angkor site contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire from the ninth to the 15th century, and it consists of scores of key temples such as the Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Chau Say Tevoda and Ta Keo, among others. Long Kosal, d

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-PARK

(220427) -- SIEM REAP, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows the Angkor Wat Temple in the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. China has been one of the key contributors to safeguarding, preserving and developing the famed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, officials said on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China key contributor to safeguarding Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR-PARK

(220427) -- SIEM REAP, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows the Angkor Wat Temple in the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. China has been one of the key contributors to safeguarding, preserving and developing the famed Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, officials said on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China key contributor to safeguarding Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

(220426) -- SIEM REAP, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows the restoration site of Angkor Wat's Bakan tower in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The restoration work on the southwest and northwest parts of the famed Angkor Wat's Bakan tower in Cambodia has almost been completed, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said on Tuesday. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-RESTORATION

(220426) -- SIEM REAP, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows the restoration site of Angkor Wat's Bakan tower in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The restoration work on the southwest and northwest parts of the famed Angkor Wat's Bakan tower in Cambodia has almost been completed, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said on Tuesday. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-CENTRAL TOWER-RESTORATION

(220106) -- SIEM REAP, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the restoration site of the central tower of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Jan. 6, 2022. Cambodia's Apsara National Authority (ANA) said Thursday it has been working to consolidate the central tower of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat, which is also known as the Bakan tower. (Apsara National Authority/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-CENTRAL TOWER-RESTORATION

(220106) -- SIEM REAP, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the restoration site of the central tower of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Jan. 6, 2022. Cambodia's Apsara National Authority (ANA) said Thursday it has been working to consolidate the central tower of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat, which is also known as the Bakan tower. (Apsara National Authority/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-ANGKOR WAT-CENTRAL TOWER-RESTORATION

(220106) -- SIEM REAP, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 shows the restoration site of the central tower of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Cambodia's Apsara National Authority (ANA) said Thursday it has been working to consolidate the central tower of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat, which is also known as the Bakan tower. (Apsara National Authority/Handout via Xinhua)