China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village

STORY: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings hope to Cambodia's remote village DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:58 LOCATION: BATI, Cambodia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tanorn village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): PANG SAMEDY, Tanorn village chief 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): PECH NAVY, Villager 4. various of the Angkomnob Primary School 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SAL SAMNANG, Sixth-grader at Angkomnob Primary School STORYLINE: Tanorn village is located in Bati district of Takeo province in Cambodia, roughly 60 km south of the country's capital Phnom Penh. With a total area of 72 hectares, the tiny poor village is home to 127 households with 615 people. According to its village chief, the village was once isolated due to poor access roads, with no clean water, electricity, school, and health center. However, the situation completely changed after the China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) funded a poverty alleviation project in the village. Launched in January 2021, the nearly-co

Cambodian badminton players proud to win historic gold medal in SEA Games

STORY: Cambodian badminton players proud to win historic gold medal in SEA Games DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:38 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the the final of the mixed team badminton match at the SEA Games 2 various ot the Cambodia's mixed team badminton players 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Cambodian): YANG SAMNANG, Cambodian badminton player 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Cambodian): PHON CHENDA, Cambodian badminton player 5 various of the Morodok Techo National Stadium STORYLINE: Cambodian badminton players are proud to have earned a historic gold medal in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for their country after defeating their Myanmar rivals in the final of the mixed team badminton event last week. The 10-member mixed team badminton players had been trained in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, for eight months before competing in the 32nd SEA Games, which was hosted by Cambodia from May 5 to 17. Yang Samnang, one of the mixed team badminton members, said he was el