CAMBODIA-KANDAL-FUNAN TECHO CANAL-GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

(240805) -- KANDAL, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (4th L, front) views the masterplan of the Funan Techo Canal in Kandal province, Cambodia, Aug. 5, 2024. Cambodia on Monday began to build the 1.7-billion-U.S. dollar Funan Techo Canal, connecting the Mekong River's Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM