China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to remote Cambodian village

STORY: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to remote Cambodian village SHOOTING TIME: May 12, 2024 DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: BATI, Cambodia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KEMREAT VISETH, Chairman of Cambodian Civil Society Alliance Forum (CSAF) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): POR SOKHIM, Tanorn villager 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KHLOK CHAMROEUN, Tanorn villager 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Khmer): PANG SAMEDY, Tanorn village chief STORYLINE: Tanorn village, once poor and isolated in the Bati district of Cambodia's Takeo province, has undergone tremendous changes under a China-aided poverty alleviation project. Situated roughly 60 km south of the country's capital of Phnom Penh, the village has a total area of 72 hectares and is currently home to 132 households with more than 600 people. Launched in January 2021, the Cambodia-China Friendship Village for Poverty Alleviation Project has been turning Tanorn village into a modern one with we

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

Cambodian athletes to train in China for Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Cambodian athletes to train in China for Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): PEN SOKONG, Cambodia's national sprinter 2. various of Cambodian athletes gathering at Phnom Penh International Airport STORYLINE: Cambodia on Wednesday sent 136 athletes to train in China in preparation for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, a senior sports official said. Vath Chamroeun, secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, said the athletes across 11 sports including swimming, basketball, volleyball, badminton, wrestling, judo, table tennis, athletics and gymnastics will train in China for three months. "The adult athletes will train in preparation for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8," Chamroeun told Xinhua. "For the under-18 athletes, they will train for other games in the future, especially the 2029 Asian Youth Games, to which Cambodia will play host." "This high-level te

Cambodia sends largest-ever team of athletes to train in China

STORY: Cambodia sends largest-ever team of athletes to train in China DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:29 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farewell ceremony for Cambodian athletes before leaving for training in China 2. Vath Chamroeun speaking 3. Wu Guoquan speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KANG YOU KHEANG, Table tennis player STORYLINE: Cambodia sets to dispatch its largest-ever team of 160 athletes to train in China in the preparation for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia next year. Speaking at a farewell ceremony held at the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) in Phnom Penh, NOCC's secretary general Vath Chamroeun said the athletes will leave Cambodia for China on Thursday for intensive training sessions. "This is another fruit of the ironclad friendship and close cooperation between Cambodia and China," he said. "This intensive training is crucial to help develop Cambodia's sports sector." Chamroeun said the athletes will tra