Thursday, 24 June 2010

Japan funds Cambodian bridge over Mekong River

A motorist boards a ferry to cross the Mekong River in Phnom Penh June 23, 2010. Japan signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide a $131 million grant to Cambodia to build what will be the longest bridge across the Mekong River and a major link in a regional transport network. Construction of the bridge over the Mekong, at the town of Neak Leoung, southeast of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, is expected to begin soon and should be completed by 2015. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea



People wait for a ferry to cross the Mekong River and arrive at shore in Phnom Penh June 23, 2010. Japan signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide a $131 million grant to Cambodia to build what will be the longest bridge across the Mekong River and a major link in a regional transport network. Construction of the bridge over the Mekong, at the town of Neak Leoung, southeast of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, is expected to begin soon and should be completed by 2015. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea


A ferry loaded with passengers sails across the Mekong River in Phnom Penh June 23, 2010. Japan signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide a $131 million grant to Cambodia to build what will be the longest bridge across the Mekong River and a major link in a regional transport network. Construction of the bridge over the Mekong, at the town of Neak Leoung, southeast of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, is expected to begin soon and should be completed by 2015. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

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