Vietnamese business offers health services to disadvantaged people in Cambodia
The Vietnam-Cambodia Business Association (VCBA), Metfone under military-run telecom group Viettel and other units on April 7 offered medical check-ups, medicines and gifts to 600 Cambodians and those of Vietnamese origin in the neighbouring country’s Kampong Chhnang province.
Residents in Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang province receive medical check-ups and medicines. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Vietnam-CambodiaBusiness Association (VCBA), Metfone under military-run telecom group Viettel and other units on April 7 offered medical check-ups,medicines and gifts to 600 Cambodians and those of Vietnamese origin in theneighbouring country’s Kampong Chhnang province.
The activities were carried out on the occasion of theChol Chnam Thmay New Year, the biggest festival on the Khmer calendar, with theparticipation of 15 doctors from big hospitals in the two countries.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang saidthe programme demonstrates the traditional friendship and fine cooperationbetween the two countries, and expressed his hope that the VCBA will expand suchactivities to other Cambodian localities.
President of the Khmer-Vietnamese Association inCambodia (KVA) Sim Chy affirmed that Vietnamese in Cambodia have significantlycontributed to the solidarity and friendship between the two countries, as wellas national construction and development in Cambodia.
Born Sophy, Deputy Governor of Kampong Chhnangprovince, thanked the Vietnamese side for the organisation of the programme,and called for joint efforts to preserve the time-honoured relationship./.
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Residents in Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang province receive medical check-ups and medicines. (Photo: VNA) 
