Cambodia begins to construct river bridge in capital with funds from China

STORY: Cambodia begins to construct river bridge in capital with funds from China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): NOV RATHA, Resident in Phnom Penh 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): PRAK ESSRA, Resident in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Cambodia on Monday broke ground for the construction of a bridge across the Bassac River in the southern part of the capital Phnom Penh, with funds from China. The ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian and attended by officials, local authorities, residents and students. The bridge, measuring 845.7 meters in length and 27 meters in width, along with an 804.3-meter connecting road, will be built by the Shanghai Construction Group under China's concessional loan and is expected to be completed in 42 months. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): NOV RATHA, Resident in Phnom Penh "This new bridge proj

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-FUNDED BRIDGE-GROUNDBREAKING

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-FUNDED BRIDGE-GROUNDBREAKING

(240219) -- PHNOM PENH, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 19, 2024 shows the construction site of a bridge across the Bassac River in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia on Monday broke ground for the construction of a bridge across the Bassac River in the southern part of the capital Phnom Penh, with funds from China. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-FUNDED BRIDGE-GROUNDBREAKING

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-FUNDED BRIDGE-GROUNDBREAKING

(240219) -- PHNOM PENH, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (front, R) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (front, L) attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the bridge across the Bassac River in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 19, 2024. Cambodia on Monday broke ground for the construction of a bridge across the Bassac River in the southern part of the capital Phnom Penh, with funds from China. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-FUNDED BRIDGE-GROUNDBREAKING

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-FUNDED BRIDGE-GROUNDBREAKING

(240219) -- PHNOM PENH, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (front, R) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (front, L) attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the bridge across the Bassac River in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 19, 2024. Cambodia on Monday broke ground for the construction of a bridge across the Bassac River in the southern part of the capital Phnom Penh, with funds from China. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)