2021-05-12 09:31 By: Xinhua
A staff member transfers a batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, May 11, 2021. A plane carrying a third batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine that Cambodia acquired from Chinese biopharmaceutical company arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Tuesday. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)
PHNOM PENH, May 11 (Xinhua) A plane carrying a third batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine that Cambodia acquired from Chinese biopharmaceutical company arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Tuesday. The vaccine s arrival today is another testament to the unbreakable iron-clad friendship between our two countries, Cambodia s Health Ministry secretary of state Yok Sambath told reporters while receiving the vaccine at the Phnom Penh International Airport.
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By Global Times Published: Apr 23, 2021 05:56 PM
Workers transfer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 7, 2021.File photo:Xinhua
With Cambodia encountering severe challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, China as a staunch friend will do its utmost to work with the Cambodian side to fight against the pandemic, which not only embodies the two sides special friendship but China s responsibility for the China-Cambodia community of a shared future, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday. The Chinese side is conducting active vaccine cooperation with Cambodia, while aiding Cambodia in building nucleic acid testing labs and giving out test kits. China will continue to provide assistance to Cambodia s fight against the outbreak as much as it can according to the needs of the Cambodian side, Zhao said at a regular press briefing.