At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – A Vietnamese cultural week was kicked off in Cambodia at a ceremony held in the capital Phnom Penh on August 10. As part of the activities marking the 55th anniversary of Vietnam – Cambodia diplomatic relations, the event runs in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap until 14. Its opening ceremony featured songs and traditional dances performed by Vietnamese and Cambodian art troupes. In his opening speech, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong highlighted the nations’ solidarity, traditional friendship and cooperation, and good neighbourliness. The bilateral ties have grown robustly over the past more than five decades, bringing about important political, socio-economic, cultural, and educational outcomes and practical benefits for the two peoples, he affirmed. Their regular organisation of cultural programmes is key to increasing the countries’ solidarity, friendship, mutual understanding and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese cultural week underway in Cambodia
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HCMC’s Party Chief listens to football clubs’ concerns
At the working session Attending the event was Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc, Chief of the Office of the Party Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of Culture and Sports Mai Ba Hung, President of the HCMC Football Federation Tran Anh Tu. Leaders of the two football clubs expressed the current difficulties and problems of training grounds and accommodation for soccer players. Leaders of the two football clubs express the current difficulties and problems of training grounds and accommodation for soccer players. Representatives of the HCMC FC proposed that HCMC create a mechanism for hiring or owning a location to operate the football clubs, and allocate a land area of five hectares to build an international standard football field. The HCMC FC can invest in a 12-hectare land plot operated by Phu Nhuan Construction and Housing Trading Company Limited in Thu Duc City or Hoa Lu Stadium in District 1. The Saigon FC … [Read more...] about HCMC’s Party Chief listens to football clubs’ concerns