Lieutenant General Yong Mao, deputy director of the Development Department under Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence, and other officers paid a working visit to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on October 10.
The fourth Vietnamese – Cambodian people’s cooperation and friendship meeting kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 7, part of activities to mark 50 years of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.
The Ok Om Bok Festival, also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon, will take place in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang from October 28 to November 3.
Cambodia’s Funcinpec party, Beehive Social Democratic Party and Khmer National United Party recently held congresses to re-elect leadership boards.
The seventh Khmer Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu from November 11-19, according to the organising board.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is observing Khmer people’s traditional Sen Dolta festival from September 19-21.
Officials of the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region congratulated Khmer ethnic people on their traditional Sene Dolta festival while visiting Theravada Buddhist pagodas in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on September 14.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is allocating over 36 billion VND (1.58 million USD) to provide residential land for 1,474 poor local households of the Khmer ethnic minority group.
The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association’s chapter in the Mekong Delta province of Long An held its third congress on September 3 with the participation of more than 100 members.
A memorial service was held at Lang Cat Pagoda in Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province, on September 1 in commemoration of Most Venerable Danh Nhuong – Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).
Rencontres du Vietnam on August 31 presented 273 scholarships worth 2.4 billion VND to poor students with outstanding academic performance in central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Ha Tinh.
The Phnom Penh court on August 25 sentenced Sourn Serey Ratha, President of the Khmer Power Party, to five years in prison for slandering and damaging the prestige of the Cambodia’s Royal Armed Forces.
Pagodas are the most sacred and important places for Khmer people, being a irreplaceable part of their lives.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on August 6 decided to charge President of the Khmer National United Party Nhiek Bunchhay of being an accomplice to drug production.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has allocated more than 13.7 billion VND (602,800 USD) to provide clean water for some 10,500 local households, mostly impoverished Khmer ethnic minority families.
Former Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Khmer National United Party (KNUP) Nhiek Bunchhay has been arrested for links with drug production in Kampong Speu province in 2007.
Archaeologists have found a large, centuries-old statue which is believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at Cambodia's renowned Angkor temple complex.
A Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated in Battambang province of Cambodia on July 27 after a period of upgrade.
