VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, deputy commander in chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, held talks with General Mao Sophan, deputy commander in chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Hanoi on June 6.

Based on the good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability, competent agencies of Vietnam and Cambodia have taken many practical, effective measures to help their people and future generations clearly and fully understand bilateral relationship, making it stronger, for the sake of their people.

The 19th Vietnam Culture Week in Cambodia is taking place from May 20-25, with the official opening ceremony held in Phnom Penh on May 21 evening.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the southern province of Tay Ninh and the Gendarmerie of Svay Rieng province of Cambodia have busted a major gang operating transnational fraudulent appropriation of property, arresting 20 local and Chinese citizens in the process.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 6 received Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun who arrived for a grand ceremony marking 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is greatly interested in Funan Techo canal project and respects the legitimate interests of Cambodia in accordance with the 1995 Mekong Agreement, relevant regulations of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the time-honoured and friendly neighbourliness between the two nations.

The Royal Cambodian Army Command has recently held a ceremony to award 470 Friendship Orders of the Vietnamese State and certificates of merit to Cambodian police and military officers, and officials of localities.

Vietnam has expressed its hope that Cambodia will soon provide information on Cambodia’s Funan-Techo canal project and join hands in assessing its impacts and seeking solutions to them.

The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) on April 23 held a consultation workshop on Cambodia’s proposed Funan-Techo canal project which has raised concerns about potential impacts on the Mekong river.

Vietnam is highly interested in the Funan Techo canal project and asks Cambodia to work closely with Vietnam and the International Mekong River Commission to share information and assess the impact of the project on the water resources and ecological environment of the Mekong Delta to ensure the harmonious interests of riparian countries and residents in the area.