Cambodia and Hungary have affirmed their commitment to maintaining the existing good relations and to supporting each other on the global stage.
H.E. SOK Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and H.E. Dr. Tibor BALOGHDI, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to the Kingdom of Cambodia with Residence in Hanoi, made the commitment during their courtesy meeting here on Feb. 13.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, both sides expressed their contentment with the bilateral relations, which have grown even stronger in recent years despite the emergence of regional and global challenges, as evidenced by frequent exchanges of high-level visits, the interactions through bilateral mechanisms such as Joint Economic Committee and Bilateral Consultations, as well as mutual support in international arena.
The Cambodian DPM congratulated Hungary for assuming the EU presidency in the second half of 2024.
He appreciated Hungary’s continued support for the enhancement of Cambodia-EU cooperation in all fields.
Source:Agence Kampuchea Presse
Lam Dong: The resort city of Da Lat welcomed about 153,000 tourist arrivals from February 8 to 12, the first five days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, rising 22.4% year on year, reported the municipal People’s Committee.
About 10,800 of the arrivals in the city, located in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, were international visitors while 142,200 others were Vietnamese, respectively increasing 8% and 20.16%, statistics show.
Visitors to Da Lat are likely to continue rising in the coming days as the Tet holiday will last through February 14, the fifth day of the Year of the Dragon, the People’s Committee said.
It forecast the occupancy rate will reach 90 – 95% at local three- to five-star hotels and 75 – 85% at other types of accommodation facilities during this occasion.
Located on Lam Vien Plateau at an altitude of 1,500m above the sea level, Da Lat, a popular tourist attraction, spans 394sq.km and has a population of about 260,000 from many ethnic groups.
The city and other localities i
n the Central Highlands are home to the cultural space of the gongs, recognised by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity in November 2005.
Da Lat, also linked with many famous musicians and singers of Vietnam, is working to become a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of music./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency