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- Vietnam, Cambodia enjoy growing judicial cooperation
VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung says he was delighted at the increasing development of ties between Vietnam and Cambodia, particularly in judicial cooperation. The Government leader made the comment while receiving in Hanoi on May 12
- Cambodian guards to protect Preah Vihear temple
PHNOM PENH, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The recently-established Preah Vihear National Authority (PVNA) has announced plans to deploy 22 uniformed guards to protect Preah Vihear temple from looters, local media reported Tuesday. 'The guards will consist of 11 men
- Stranded tourists in Cambodia soon to be flown home by FAT
The China Post news staffTAIPEI, Taiwan -- All Taiwanese tourists still stranded in Siem Reap, Cambodia, will be flown home tomorrow by a charter flight of Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT). Several hundred of the tourists visiting Siem Reap -- home to the
- Calls for Cambodia to draft anti-tobacco laws
Jump to full article: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au), 2008-05-07 Intro: An alliance of non-government organisations called the Cambodia Movement for Health are urging the parliament to speed up passage of draft anti-tobacco legislation.
- Laos
A country of southeast Asia. Originally part of the Khmer Empire, the region became a powerful Lao kingdom (14th -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bilateral Relations I. Political Relations China and are
- Cambodia
A country of southeast Asia on the Gulf of Thailand. Once part of the Khmer empire that ruled the entire Mekong River valley, the area was controlled after the 15th century by the neighboring kingdoms of Siam and Annam. became part of French Indochina in
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Following a five-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off 13 years of fighting. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy, as did the rapid diminishment of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1990s. A coalition government, formed after national elections in 1998, brought renewed political stability and the surrender of remaining Khmer Rouge forces.
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