Cambodia, China to co-organize Spring Festival Night Show in Phnom Penh

The state-owned National Television of Cambodia (TVK) and China's Yunnan TV station will jointly organized the 2015 Spring Festival Night Show on Feb. 10 in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, TVK's director-general Kem Gunawadh said Monday.

"The show will help enhance friendly relations between Cambodia and China," he said in a preparatory meeting, which was attended by Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo.

He said about 200 artists, singers and performers, including 149 Chinese from Yunnan province, will stage a variety of traditional arts at the event, which is expected to attract 3,000 spectators.

Khieu Kanharith said the two-and-a-half hour festival will be live broadcast on TVK, which is visible in more than 100 countries.

He added that Yunnan TV will also film the show for Chinese audience.