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As many as 500 Vietnamese and Cambodian young people participated in an exchange programme in Ho Chi Minh City on Aug. 23 to honour the time-honoured friendship between the two countries.

Cambodia presented its Friendship Order to outstanding individuals and members of the armed forces from Kon Tum, at a ceremony on July 13, held in the Central Highland province.

A ceremony to repatriate the remains of 56 fallen Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and specialists killed during the war in Cambodia ’s Kandal province was held in June 29 in Khsach Kandal district.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on June 24 to mark the 45 th anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties (June 24).

As close neighbours, Vietnam and Cambodia have established a long-standing friendship.

A delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) led by Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Deputy Head of the VBS Executive Council, is paying a visit to Cambodia from June 11-13.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on Jan. 7 to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Victory over the Khmer Rouge Genocidal Regime in Cambodia.

A graduation ceremony was held in Phnom Penh on August 26 by the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Secretariat to present certificates in information technology (IT) to 120 trainees.

A solemn ceremony was held in Kampong Chnang province, Cambodia, on June 21 to repatriate 11 sets of remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers, who laid down their lives in an international mission during the past war in Cambodia.

The Hanoi chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has officially set up cooperative ties with its Phnom Penh counterpart during its June 9-15 working trip to neighbouring countries.

Top Cambodian leaders were all present at a big meeting held in Phnom Penh on January 7 to mark the collapse of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime 32 years ago, recalling Vietnamese sacrifice of many lives to secure victory.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc attended the inauguration ceremony of the Cambodian Guard Forces’ Headquarters on January 19, which was built with assistance from Vietnam.

The Cambodian government has approved a plan to develop Anlong Veng known as the final stronghold of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot into a national tourist site.

The Cambodian people are forever a good neighbour who will always stand side by side with the Vietnamese people, King Norodom Sihamoni said during his talks with the Vietnamese Party Chief in Phnom Penh on December 17.