BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia benefits local people's lives, economy

STORY: BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia benefits local people's lives, economy SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): EM SREYDA, Employee at the General Tire Technology (Cambodia) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): SAY UDOM, Warehouse supervisor, Jiangxi 3L Medical Products factory 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): YEAK CHHIT, Quality control team leader, Jiangxi 3L Medical Products factory 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Khmer): KY KHENG, Beverage and grocery seller inside SSEZ 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): CHEN JIANGANG, Chairman of SSEZ STORYLINE: Located in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) has helped improve local people's lives and contributed to the kingdom's economic growth. The SSEZ, a joint venture between Chinese and Cambodian companies, is a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The 11-square-km

China's BRI flagship project in Cambodia elevates local workers' livelihoods

STORY: China's BRI flagship project in Cambodia elevates local workers' livelihoods DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the economic zone 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): MEORT SOEURT, Employee, General Tire Technology (Cambodia) factory in SSEZ 3. various of employees 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): EM SREYDA, Employee, General Tire Technology (Cambodia) factory in SSEZ 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KREONG SAMBOL, Worker at a plywood factory in SSEZ STORYLINE: Situated in southwest Cambodia, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is not only a key manufacturing base, but also a venue for the development of skilled labor. The 11-square-km zone was founded in 2008. It currently houses 175 factories from China, Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia and other regions, generating nearly 30,000 local jobs. Those enterprises manufacture clothes, shoes, luggage and leathe