Major General Nguyen Tien Thang speaks at the press conference (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The first Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia border friendship exchange in 2018 will take place in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on November 2. The information was revealed by Major General Nguyen Tien Thang, head of the Political Department of the Border Guard High Command, at a press conference on October 24. The exchange aims to enhance the solidarity and friendship among the three countries in general and between the authorities, people and border guard forces of Kon Tum and those of Rattnakiri province of Cambodia and Attapeu and Sekong provinces of Laos in particular. The event will feature many activities, including a friendship seminar, border marker salute and joint patrol, friendship tree planting at the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border T-junction, as well as free check-ups and medicine supply for people in border areas. The border marker salute and joint patrol will take place … [Read more...] about Kon Tum to host Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia friendship exchange
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Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia strengthen youth cooperation
NDO – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee held the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Youth Cooperation Conference in Ho Chi Minh City on September 8, with the participation of more than 30 senior youth delegates of the three countries. The event was among the key activities held in celebration of the 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Amity and Cooperation Treaty, the 55 years of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties and the 50 years of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic relations. It also aimed to strengthen the friendly solidarity and traditional cooperation between young people of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, thus contributing to fostering the traditional friendship and comprehensive collaboration between the three nations. In his remarks, Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the HCMCYU Central Committee, stated that the conference took place in the context that exchange and cooperation activities between the HCMCYU, the Laos People’s Revolutionary … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia strengthen youth cooperation
Toyota concert tour in Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia
Toyota concert tour in Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia By Quoc Hung in HCMC Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) are behind the ‘Toyota Concert Tour 2012 Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia’ taking place in Vientiane, Phnom Penh, HCMC and Hanoi from July 24 to August 6. The tour is arranged and performed by VNSO under the baton of Japanese maestro Honna Tetsuji and at the Vietnamese gigs, Bui Cong Duy will play a solo for Violin Concerto d-major op.61 by Beethoven. In Laos and Cambodia, beside works from Strauss and light concert music pieces of American composer Leroy Anderson, Trinh Thanh Binh will also sing a few songs. In Vietnam, the show will take place at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m. on August 1 and at Hanoi Opera House at 8 p.m. on August 5 and 6. In Laos, it will hit the National Cultural Hall in Thanon Samsenthai, Ban Mixay, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane at 7:30 p.m. on July and 24 and in Cambodia, it will be hosted at Chatomuk Conference Hall … [Read more...] about Toyota concert tour in Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia combat transnational crimes
More than 100 chief judges and judges from the Supreme People's Courts of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and their border provinces are attending a two-day conference that opened in the central coastal city of Nha Trang on Dec. 22. The conference, the first of its kind, is being held under the initiative of the Vietnam Supreme People's Court (VSPC) in order to share experiences and put forward solutions to enhance cooperation in combating cross-border crimes. At the first session, themed "Increasing the effectiveness of cooperation in crime prevention and control" and chaired by Chief Judge of the Lao Supreme People's Court Khammy Saynhavong, participants were briefed on the complicated situation of drug and social order crimes and human trafficking. According to deputy judge of the VSPC criminal court Hoang Thi Kim Oanh, among more than 1,580 cases of women and children trafficking detected in Vietnam in the 2004-2009 period, women and children trafficked to Cambodia made up 11 … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia combat transnational crimes
Local firms work on Vietnam-Laos-Thailand tours
Local firms work on Vietnam-Laos-Thailand tours Vitours: Danang-Hong Kong charter flights fully booked By Mong Binh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Representatives of some 60 domestic tour operators are inspecting destinations in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand for a familiarization trip arranged by Vitours Company Limited and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in preparation for new overland tours. TAT will be responsible for the Thailand leg of the familiarization trip as well as for helping Vietnamese tour operators find their partners during the journey which is scheduled to wrap up on September 24. Dung said almost all the participating tour operators were based in HCMC and Hanoi, and that they would work with Vitours after the trip to develop new package overland tours for sale to travelers, especially locals in the cities and other parts of Vietnam from October this year. Dung estimated the new tours would last seven to eight days, and their prices would range from US$200 to … [Read more...] about Local firms work on Vietnam-Laos-Thailand tours