Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh and his Cambodian counterpart Tia Banh have inked a protocol and a cooperation plan between the two defence ministries for this year.

The struggle to protect Mekong River has been a prolonged and difficult one, and much more needs to be done, according to Tran Huu Hiep, head of the Economics Department under the Steering Committee on Southwest Development.

US veterans visit HCM City; Vietnam attends ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions Summit; Deputy PM: Vietnam’s int’l integration process enters important period; Overseas Vietnamese praised for linking Vietnam with other countries

Uruguay’s top legislator wraps up Vietnam visit; Vietnam, EU talk human rights in Brussels; Deputy PM welcomes US trade official; President welcomes Lao Deputy Prime Minister; Vietnam, Argentina seek stronger friendship

VN treasures all-round partnership with Russia: Ambassador; Lao President hails court collaboration with Vietnam; Lao localities wish to boost cooperation with HCM City; Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia courts promote cooperation

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia convene court conference; Vietnam offers sympathy to Thailand on tsunami commemoration; President meets 2014 national trademark awardees; President's visit adds fresh impetus to Vietnam-Cambodia ties

 President Truong Tan Sang met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni immediately after his arrival in Phnom Penh on December 23, discussing in depth the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations.

PM Dung to attend ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit; Deputy PM vows to foster ties with Laos during official visit; Russian and Belarusian war veterans visit Vietnam; Vietnam, Cambodia increase defence personnel training

 Measures agreed at the freshly-ended eighth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV) summit will allow broader economic connections to be made, said Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

 The eighth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Summit in the Lao capital city Vientiane issued a joint statement on November 25

PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s participation in the forthcoming eighth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle summit aims to foster the coordination in the implementation of joint programmes in defence, security and socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese farmer from the Mekong River Delta has been honored by the King of Cambodia for his achievement of building an armored vehicle for the Cambodian army.

NA discusses high-school curricula reform; Legislators debate draft bill on State capital management and use; Vietnam, Cuba holds second Party theory seminar;

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its fraternity, Vietnam is not a threat to security of Cambodia, said spokesperson for the Royal Government of Cambodia Phay Siphan.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economists have warned that Vietnam could fall into the middle-income trap, and it is predicted that within several years it could even fall behind Laos and Cambodia in economic growth.

Vietnam, Cambodia beef up military ties; Australia, Vietnam boost agricultural cooperation; RoK proposes trade balance with Vietnam; Chinese Communist Party delegation visits Vietnam; Vietnam backs international efforts to fight terrorism

 Authorities uncover illegal timber trade; Factory workers suffocate to death; Five children drown across weekend; HCM City seeks investors for playgrounds; Heavy rain damages Ca Mau Province dike

Though a simulated flight showed somewhat unsatisfactory results, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has stated it still believes in the feasibility of the route between Hanoi and HCM City over Laos and Cambodia airspace.

Airlines are taking a wait and see attitude about the proposed air route between Hanoi and HCM City that will fly over Cambodia and Laos airspace, cutting flight time compared to the current route,

 Party leader affirms closer Vietnam-Cambodia ties; Vietnam wants to tighten ties with Mexico; Vietnam fosters cooperation with the Netherlands; Egyptian Socialist Party delegation welcomed in Hanoi