Chinese airline to operate direct flights between Hainan and Cambodia

[geovalin]

PHNOM PENH - A Chinese airline will launch its direct flights from Haikou city of South China's Hainan province to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh and Siem Reap city from later this month. Luo Baoming, secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, unveiled the plan during a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, according to Eang Sophalleth, a personal assistant to the prime minister.

Luo said Hainan wanted to increase cooperation with Cambodia in all fields, especially economics, trade, investment, tourism, education, health, and culture.

"In response, the prime minister welcomed the upcoming direct flights between Hainan province and Cambodia, saying that air connectivity was very important to further promote people-to-people relations," said Eang Sophalleth. Meanwhile, Hun Sen expressed his profound gratitude to the government and people of China for supporting Cambodia in socio-economic development.

source http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2016-07/14/content_26085909.htm

[sanukjim]

The city Haikou is a great city to visit,with its old walled fort and just outside of the city proper in a cone of an old volcano that you can descend into(..The Chinese coolies take you up the sloup of about 200 fet in an old sedan chair on their shoulders).From the top you can see the cones of 19 other volcanoes.The beaches are beautiful but the sea there is cold.Most people vacation in the south of Hainan.