Multilateral connectivity and cooperation in the formation of a high-quality tourist route was highlighted at the sixth Meeting of GMS Southern Tourism Corridor that took place in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 14.
Leaders of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and Cambodia’s Pray Veng province met in the Vietnamese locality on August 12 to discuss measures to promote the bilateral collaborative ties after the Dinh Ba - Bontia Chak Cray border gate pair opened to traffic in May.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s chapter in the southern province of Tay Ninh has organised free health checkups for and delivered relief aid to about 500 poor Cambodians of the Vietnamese origin and Cambodians on August 11 and 12.
ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi has expressed his optimism over the likelihood that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) between 10 ASEAN member countries and six partners will be finalised by the end of the year.
The Vietnam–Cambodia and Cambodia–Vietnam friendship associations on July 29 issued a joint statement, strengthening friendly neighborliness, traditional friendship and long-term cooperation between the two nations.
A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and other representative offices of Vietnam in Phnom Penh led by Ambassador Vu Quang Minh offered incense to martyrs at the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument on July 26 on the occasion of the 72nd Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).
Deputy Minister of Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on July 23 suggested Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence direct its military units to effectively implement annual protocols, cooperation plans and agreements signed between the two countries’ high-ranking officials and defence ministries.
Ho Chi Minh City had promoted its strategic economic, political and military position in defending the southwest border region and undertaking international missions in Cambodia in 1979 – 1989, heard a workshop held in the city on July 20.
The negotiations for border demarcation and marker planting between Vietnam and Cambodia over the past time have reaped good outcomes, contributing to the creation of a stable and peaceful environment for the two countries’ national defence and economic development, heard a conference held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on July 16.
Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Hau A Lenh has hailed great contributions of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM) to the implementation of cooperation programmes agreed by the two countries’ leaders.
The Vietnam – Cambodia Trade and Investment Promotion Forum 2019 took place in Phnom Penh on July 9, attracting over 200 delegates from the two countries, especially from southwestern border provinces of Tay Ninh, Dong Thap and An Giang.
Vietnam’s search and rescue forces will maintain round-the-clock duty so as to give timely response to natural disasters, particularly when the flood and storm season is coming.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) will continue working hard to ensure gross domestic product (GDP) growth reaches 6.8 percent at the end of the year.
Leaders of the engineer corps high commands of the Vietnam People’s Army and Royal Cambodian Army held talks in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 26.
Hanoi is willing to collaborate with Cambodian localities for mutual development, Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu stated on June 25.
A cultural exchange programme was held in the south-eastern province of Binh Phuoc on June 23 to strengthen solidarity and friendship between Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao students.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior organised a conference in the southern province of Tay Ninh on June 13 to launch a joint crackdown on drug crime along the two countries’ shared borderline.
The Tourism Board and the Society of Travel and Tour Operators of Nepal have joined the Hanoi-based CapTour Club to organise a conference promoting Nepal tourism in the capital city.
The Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 7 gave explanations of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s remarks relating to Cambodia and Vietnam at the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue.
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