VOV.VN - Senior leaders from Laos and Cambodia will attend Vietnam’s grand celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification on April 30, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Over nearly 17 years of investment in Kampong Thom province, Vietnamese rubber companies have played an active role in transforming local project areas, accelerating economic development, improving rural infrastructure, and generating stable employment for approximately 10,000 Cambodian workers.

Cambodia takes pride in its longstanding cooperation with Vietnam and is determined to further enhance bilateral relations in a more substantive and effective manner, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun affirmed during a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi April 16.

Ho Chi Minh City is willing to step up its diverse cooperation with Cambodian localities, particularly in the areas of healthcare, education, trade promotion, and people-to-people exchange, according to a city leader.

In the borderlands of the Central Highland province of Gia Lai, what began as makeshift refugee settlements for Cambodians escaping the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime has evolved into a profound emblem of the Vietnam – Cambodia solidarity over the past nearly five decades.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and the Vietnam-Cambodia Business Association (VCBA) jointly hosted a business dialogue on April 2, aiming to enhance Vietnamese business and investment activities in the Cambodian market.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association marked its 50th anniversary on March 30 in Hanoi, during which the association was awarded the State’s first-class Labour Order in recognition of its contributions to Vietnam’s development and the enhancement of bilateral relations.

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, head of the Vietnamese Delegation in Geneva, praised Cambodia as one of the fastest-growing economies in the region, with an average annual GDP growth of nearly 5% since 2017 driven by trade liberalisation, tourism, foreign direct investment FDI, and export-oriented production.

A delegation from Military Region 7 under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) visited Cambodia from March 25-27, ahead of the neighbouring country’s Choul Chnam Thmey (traditional New Year).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu conducted a field trip to the northwest of the host country from March 23 to 26, aiming to provide support for the Vietnamese-origin community there and promote cooperation with local authorities in various fields.