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The fifth Cambodian National Assembly convened its seventh plenary meeting in Phnom Penh on October 7.

New Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Prak Nguon Hong has pledged to develop relations between Hanoi and Phnom Penh during his tenure in the host country.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the VPA gave a reception for Admiral Tea Vinh, Secretary General of the Cambodian National Committee for Maritime Security.

Doctors and nurses from the Army Hospital 175 and the Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital offered free eye check-ups, surgeries and medicines to Cambodian residents in Phnom Penh on October 6.

The Vietnam Trade Fair 2016, themed “Friendship, Cooperation and Development”, opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on October 6.

Acting president of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha left the party headquarters on the morning of October 5 to register to vote at the forthcoming elections.

Cambodia has agreed to increase the monthly minimum wage for apparel and footwear workers from 140 USD to 153 USD from January 2017.

The Standing Committee of the Cambodian National Assembly on September 28 rejected a Ministry of Justice request seeking to remove the exemption right of two legislators who are being investigated.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Senate of Cambodia Samdech Say Chhum vowed to do their best to strengthen ties between the two legislatures.

Chairman of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin stressed that the visit by his Vietnamese counterpart had important significance as it proved strengthened solidarity and friendship.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of giving priority to strengthening traditional friendship and multi-dimensional cooperation with Cambodia.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Phnom Penh on the afternoon of September 27 to begin her official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of her counterpart Samdech Heng Samrin.

Vietnam participated in the first meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) Executive Council and a meeting of the APA Standing Committee on Staff and Financial Regulations in Cambodia.

The visit to Cambodia by Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan from September 27-28 will strengthen bilateral cooperation.