Cambodian wedding traditions who pays

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen at a ceremony marking 45 years of the journey to overthrow Pol Pot genocidal regime (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) - On June 24-25, prestigious Cambodian news agencies such as Rasmei Kampuchea, Fresh News, CEN (Cambodia Express News) published an interview granted by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of Cambodia-Vietnam diplomatic relations (June 24) and the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022. In the interview, Prak Sokhonn said that over the past 55 years, Cambodia and Vietnam have affirmed to the world that their relationship is sustainable, profound, comprehensive and resilient to regional and international geopolitical fluctuations. The two countries have the ability to maintain and promote their close solidarity and cooperation in all fields and all frameworks, both … [Read more...] about Cambodian Deputy PM highlights sustainable, profound, all-round relations with Vietnam

Authorities in some central and central highlands provinces are investigating human trafficking scams to Cambodia targeting local young people. A police officer meets with the parents of a teenager in Quang Ngai Province who is cheated and brought to Cambodia Police in Quang Ngai and Gia Lai provinces have recently received reports of local teenagers cheated by human trafficking rings and brought to Cambodia to work through social media scams. According to the Quang Ngai Provincial Police Department, they have received letters calling for help from eight local families whose children were cheated and brought to Cambodia. Police in Gia Lai Province also said that they had been informed of many young people being cheated by human trafficking rings in Cambodia since early June with two of them having been rescued and brought home. "The rings often lure young job-seekers through social media sites and then make arrangements for them to enter Cambodia with … [Read more...] about Police warn about Cambodian human trafficking scams

In her free time, Trieu Thi Sinh, an elderly woman in Giap Cang village, Khai Trung commune, in Luc Yen district, teaches the younger women how to make clothing. She not only shows them how to use a needle and thread but also explains the meaning of each design and pattern. Her work contributes greatly to efforts to preserve the culture of her ethnic minority group . The Red Dao are a subgroup of the Dao people, renowned for their colourful traditional costumes. On a background of black clothing, the Red Dao people use four main colours - red, yellow, blue and white - to decorate their outfits. Materials include brocade and satin, with motifs close to nature. On shirts is a row of rectangular silver buttons, and engraved on the buttons is the sign of Heaven. In the Dao people’s beliefs, once they wear a traditional outfit they are always protected and blessed by God and the ancestors. When they die, the costume is buried with them, and the buttons are a sign that they will … [Read more...] about Red Dao people preserving beauty of traditional outfits

CPP President and Prime Minister Hun Sen (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee has sent a congratulatory message to the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee on its 71st founding anniversary of the CPP (June 28, 1951-2022). In the message, the CPV and Vietnamese people congratulated the CPP and Cambodians on great achievements they recorded across spheres in the past time, and congratulated the CPP on its victory in the recent commune/ ward council elections. “We believe that with the tradition and achievements, the Cambodian people under the leadership of the CPP will continue to reap new, greater attainments in implementing the Party’s Platform for the 2018-2023 period and the Rectangular Strategy – Phase 4 of the Cambodian Government, successfully build a Cambodia of peace, independence, democracy and social progress,” the message read. The Vietnamese Party, State and people are very pleased at and proud of the … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Cambodian People’s Party on founding anniversary

At the working session, Rear Admiral Nguyen Van Lam, President of the Naval Academy, briefed the Cambodian guests on the history, tradition, missions, achievements and orientation for the development of the academy. He also updated the visiting mission on the academy’s outcomes in training Cambodian naval cadets and officers. Over the past years, the Naval Academy has trained thousands of Cambodian naval officers. In recent years, despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the academy has still continued its training programs for Cambodian cadets as planned. All of the Cambodian trainees have completed training courses, meeting all set training requirements. For his part, Vice Admiral Non Sophat sincerely thanked the Naval Academy’s Party Committee and Directorate for the sentiment and expected that education and training programs between Cambodian military schools and Vietnam’s Naval Academy will be effectively expanded in the coming time, contributing to … [Read more...] about Royal Cambodian Navy’s mission visits Vietnam’s Naval Academy

Nguyễn Thành Luân, nephew of martyr Nguyễn Văn Ngộ, now take care of Ngộ's altar in his hometown of Hamlet 4, Mỹ Phú Commune. — VNA/VNS Photo Đức Hạnh LONG AN — A statue of Vietnamese martyr Nguyễn Văn Ngộ was built in 2017 in Cambodia's Svay Rieng province to commemorate the hero who lost his life for the Cambodian people in the war against the Pol Pot genocide. Ngộ was born in 1959 in Mỹ Phú Commune, Thủ Thừa District, in the southern province of Long An. He died when he was just 20 years old in Cambodia. More than 40 years have passed and people in Việt Nam and Cambodia remember him as a hero of the two countries. Ngộ was an infantry soldier in Vice Platoon of 2nd Infantry Company under 502nd Battalion, 779th Command, Military Region 7. He participated in 13 battles in Cambodia. He commanded a squad with 33 kills and collected 30 guns of all kinds, actively contributing with his company to maintaining order and security in the areas that he was responsible for. On … [Read more...] about Vietnamese martyr honoured by Cambodian people