Cambodia awards honorable medals to 17 TCM specialists

STORY: Cambodia awards honorable medals to 17 TCM specialists DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of awarding medals to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialists 2. various of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialists 3. various of Cambodia's Health Minister Mam Bunheng speaking 4. various of Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian speaking 5. various of group photos STORYLINE: Cambodia on Monday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to a team of 17 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialists after they completed their 14-month mission in helping the kingdom fight COVID-19 and other diseases. Cambodia's Health Minister Mam Bunheng presented the "Knight Class" medals to them at a ceremony in Phnom Penh, which was also attended by Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian. "The honorable medals were conferred in recognition of their contributions to helping treat patients and train Cambodian medical staff in u

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM SPECIALISTS-HONORABLE MEDALS

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM SPECIALISTS-HONORABLE MEDALS

(230516) -- PHNOM PENH, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Mam Bunheng (7th R, back), Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (8th R, back) and other guests pose for a group photo with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialists of a Chinese medical team in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 15, 2023. Cambodia on Monday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to a team of 17 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialists after they completed their 14-month mission in helping the kingdom fight COVID-19 and other diseases. Cambodia's Health Minister Mam Bunheng presented the "Knight Class" medals to them at a ceremony in Phnom Penh, which was also attended by Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

Chinese vaccines help protect Cambodian children against COVID-19

STORY: Chinese vaccines help protect Cambodian children against COVID-19 DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Cambodia 2. SOUNDBITE (Cambodian) OUK SOCHEATA, Market vendor 3. SOUNDBITE (Cambodian) UNG BUNHENG, Public servant in Southern Kandal province STORYLINE: Life has returned to normal for children in Cambodia as most of them have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and the southeast Asian nation has reported no new cases for more than three weeks. Cambodia has administered COVID-19 vaccines to over 15 million people, or 94 percent of its total population of 16 million, the Health Ministry said, adding that 4.72 million of them, or 29.5 percent, are children aged three to 18 years old. China's Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines have been widely used in the country's immunization program, and Sinovac is the only vaccine used to inoculate children. With high rates of vaccination, children are able to return to schoo

Cambodia reduces quarantine period for unvaccinated inbound travelers to 7 days

STORY: Cambodia reduces quarantine period for unvaccinated inbound travelers to 7 days DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. file of Wat Phnom historical site and Independence Monument in Phnom Penh 2. various of the Phnom Penh International Airport STORYLINE: Cambodia has decided to reduce a quarantine period for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travelers from 14 days to seven days, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement. "Travelers entering Cambodia by land borders must undergo two rapid tests - one on the first day before entering the quarantine center and the other on the seventh day to end their quarantine," he said. "For those entering the country by air, they must take a rapid test on the seventh day to end their quarantine," he added. Bunheng said the decision took effect immediately. The minister also advised health authorities to provide COVID-19 vaccines to unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated Cambodian travele

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-MEDICAL TEAM

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-MEDICAL TEAM

(220125) -- PHNOM PENH, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Luqi (L, front), visiting vice-commissioner of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM), and Cambodia's Health Minister Mam Bunheng (R, front) sign an agreement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 25, 2022. China and Cambodia on Tuesday signed an agreement on dispatching a team of traditional Chinese medicine experts to help Cambodia in the fight against COVID-19. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)