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Government Reveals Chinese, Korean Railway Plans

by sidet on March 20, 2012

in Infrastructure

Phnom Penh rail station

Phnom Penh rail station

The Chinese and South Korean governments have been granted permission to build 565 km of new railroad in Cambodia and have already conducted feasibility studies, according to a government report.

In its annual report, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said that plans were in store to build 450 km of railroad from Preah Vihea province in the north to Kampot province in the south. [Read full article…]

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Where Is The Great Wall?

February 24, 2011 Tourism

The Great Wall is in China. The Chinese built the Great Wall thousands of years ago. They wanted to protect their country from unfriendly people. First, they built small walls around their towns. Then the emperor, Shi Huangdi, joned the walled and built new parts. He wanted to make long wall—the Great Wall. Shi Huangdi [...]

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Luna New Year Offer Businesses Mixed Blessing

February 6, 2011 Economic

Exuberant spending on Chinese New Year has been on the rise of late. More and more Cambodians take days off work to enjoy the festive occasion. Chinese restaurants say the number of people choosing to eat out over the Lunar New Year is growing fast. And marketplaces are abuzz with people purchasing food and gifts. [...]

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Chinese New Year’s Day, Phnom Penh Is Very Quiet

February 5, 2011 Culture

In the Chinese New Year of 2011 I have noticed that in Phnom Penh is very quiet. There were very little resellers, vendors, and other business on the market. Most businesses were closed during the Chinese New Year’s Day because most of those businesses are Chinese people. Some of them are not originally Chinese but [...]

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UN Predicts 3 Percent Boost in Cassava Production

November 24, 2010 Agriculture

Cambodian cassava production could reach 3.6 million tons in 2010, up from 3,5 million tons in 2009, a UN Food and Agriculture Organization report predicted. The report largely attributed the predicted rise, which would push levels close to 2008’s record harvest of 3.676 million tons, to soaring demand in China’s industrial sector, where cassava is [...]

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Visiting Chinese Experts to Look at Cassava Deal

November 18, 2010 Economic

A Chinese government delegation is visiting Cambodia this week to study cassava production and prepare an agreement with the government to establish quality and sanitation standards for the export of cassava to China, said official. Preap Visartto, acting director of crop protection at the Agriculture Ministry, said three Chinese officials were inspecting cassava plantation in [...]

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Government Signs $17.75 Million Contract For Road Paving, New Bridge

September 13, 2010 Traffic Issue

The government on Sunday signed a $73.75 million contract with a Chinese company to build a bridge in Phnom Penh spanning the Tonle Bassac river and to pave National Road 41, official said yesterday. The funds for the two projects come from a loan from the Chinese government received earlier this year, according to Suon [...]

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