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Minister at the Vietnamese Embassy Lai Xuan Chien (L) presents a gift to the Cultural Centre and Library in Kampong Speu province of Cambodia (Photo: VNA)   Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on November 14 handed over 500 books to the Cultural Centre and Library in Kampong Speu province, aiming to encourage the country’s reading culture and human resources training. During a working session with leaders of the Cambodian province, Minister at the Vietnamese Embassy Lai Xuan Chien touched upon the bilateral cooperation in education and reading culture development among young generations of Cambodia. He voiced his belief in the thriving Vietnam-Cambodia friendship and spoke highly of cooperation between the two countries in the recent past, including the collaboration among their localities. For his part, Kampong Speu’s Vice Governor Sok Phea expressed his gratitude to Vietnam for supporting Cambodia and the province in various fields, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese embassy presents 500 books to Cambodian province

Vietnamese Business Club in Cambodia debuts at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Business Club in Cambodia (VBCC) made its debut at a ceremony in Phnom Penh on August 28. The ceremony, which gathered 100 Vietnamese firms in the country, saw the attendance of Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh and deputy head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Luong Thanh Nghi. Nguyen Thanh Dung, Director of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)’s Cambodia branch and head of the club, delivered a speech at the vent. Dung stated the club aims at mobilising maximum resources from and promoting strengths of its members, while creating an environment for them to access information, share experience, support one another and contact the embassy. Ambassador Minh praised the role of the Vietnamese business community in Cambodia and attributed the establishment of the club to tireless efforts of the community in a bid … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Business Club in Cambodia debuts

At the talks (Source: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Nhem Valy, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Council of the Solidarity for the Development of Cambodian Motherland, has highly valued efforts made by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in building a peaceful and friendship borderline between the two countries. Speaking at the talks between the two fronts’ delegations in Phnom Penh on May 31, Nhem Valy affirmed his country’s front also made contributions to the stability along the shared border between the two countries, and to implementing the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the fronts of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. According to the Cambodian official, the two fronts have worked with the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence to repair and upgrade the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monuments in Cambodia. With the active assistance provided by the Vietnamese side, Cambodia has completed the upgrade and construction of the monument of this kind in 10 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian fronts boost cooperation

Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Vietnam and Cambodia expect the State visit by Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will help build a new vision for bilateral cooperation towards 2030 and beyond, said Ambassador Vu Quang Minh. The remark was made by the Vietnamese diplomat in an interview with the TV channel CNC of Cambodia ahead of the trip from February 25 to 26. Minh emphasised this is the first visit to Cambodia by Trong since he began serving as both Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam. The tour aims to enhance the mutual trust and reiterate the importance the Vietnamese Party and State attach to “sound neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability” with Cambodia. He noted since bilateral diplomatic ties were set up on June 24, 1967, their relations have … [Read more...] about State visit to help build new vision for Vietnam-Cambodia ties

Vice President of the Cambodian Women for Peace and Development Mean Som An (L) and former volunteer Vietnamese soldier Cao Thi Yen (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD) has visited Cao Thi Yen in Kien Giang province who was one of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers in the fight against the Pol Pot genocidal regime in Cambodia four decades ago. The trip was organised as part of activities designed to mark the 40th anniversary of Vietnam’s victory in the southwest border defence war and the triumph against the Pol Pot genocidal regime on January 7, 1979. Cao Thi Yen, born in 1958, now resides in Vinh Lac ward, Rach Gia city. In January 1979, as a medical student, she volunteered to join a Kien Giang military medical unit and went to Cambodia where she provided treatment for local soldiers and people. She returned to Vietnam in 1981 to continue her study and then … [Read more...] about Cambodian delegation visits former volunteer Vietnamese soldier