PHNOM PENH: The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will hold a Vietnam Culture Week in Cambodia to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Cambodia-Vietnam diplomatic relation in 2022.

The program will be held from 10-14 August 2022, with an exhibition on Vietnamese culture and education. It will feature more than 50 photos reflecting the culture, landscape and way of life of the Vietnamese people, under the theme "Heritage and Human Development."

The program is a collaboration between the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts.

The Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Hoàng Đạo Cương, led a delegation to Cambodia yesterday (Tuesday, 9 August) to prepare for the event.

Cambodia and Vietnam formally established diplomatic relations on 24 June 1967. Since then, the relations between the two countries over the past 55 years has become closer and more important, as evidenced by the increased cooperation in all fields.