Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China

STORY: Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. various of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen speaking 3. various of Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KHIM KANHCHARA, Food vendor in Kampong Speu province 5. various of the road under construction STORYLINE: Cambodia broke ground for the widening and upgrading of National Road No. 41 with Chinese funds on Monday to cope with the rising flows of road traffic. The 95-km road is located about 37 km southwest of the capital Phnom Penh, running through four provinces of Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, which was attended by some 5,000 people. Hun Sen expressed his gratitude to the government and people of China for having provided