Cambodia and Thailand spoke highly of the good cooperation in the naval sector between the two countries.
The mutual appreciation was exchanged in a recent meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence H.E. Gen. Tea Seiha and H.E. Admiral Adung Phan-iam, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) in Phnom Penh.
H.E. Gen. Tea Seiha welcomed the visit of H.E. Admiral Adung Phan-iam in Cambodia and highlighted the intimate bilateral naval cooperation so far.
In a recent visit of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet to Thailand, both Prime Ministers were committed to further increasing cooperation between Cambodia and Thailand, emphasised H.E. Gen. Tea Seiha.
The deputy prime minister asked the Thai side to continue strengthening and expanding the cooperation on human resource training and the exchange of exposure visits among the two countries’ navies.
H.E. Admiral Adung Phan-iam thanked Cambodia for its warm hospitality to the Thai delegat
ion, agreeing with the requests of the Cambodian side to advance naval cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
Ha Giang: A two-day bicycle tour linking two international border gates of Vietnam and China was launched on February 16, helping to enhance tourism ties between the two sides and promising exciting experiences for visitors to Vietnam’s northernmost province of Ha Giang.
Trieu Thi Tinh, Deputy Director of the Ha Giang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the tour, named ‘One journey – Two countries’, starts at the Tianbao International Border Gate in China’s Yunnan province, goes through the Thanh Thuy International Border Gate in Ha Giang province, and ends in Ha Giang city.
In the city, visitors will explore such destinations as the culture and tourism village of Ha Thanh hamlet and Tha hamlet of Phuong Do commune, the March 26 Square, the Km0 milestone, the Provincial Museum, and the Nguyen Trai pedestrian street. They can also enjoy the cuisine and unique culture of local ethnic groups, she noted.
Tinh added that the tour, a new tourism product jointly held by the Explore Ha Giang
Co. Ltd. and the Ma Li Pho international travel company of Yunnan, is expected to help enhance tourism cooperation between Ha Giang and Yunnan, increase the number of tourists travelling through the Thanh Thuy – Tianbao international border gates, and offer attractive experiences to visitors.
It is also a suggestion for domestic and foreign travel companies to pay more attention to bicycle tourism in Ha Giang, according to the official.
Ha Giang province is home to a number of famous destinations like the Quan Ba twin mountains, Dong Van ancient town, Lung Cu Flag Tower, Ma Pi Leng Pass, Meo Vac market, Hoang Su Phi terraced fields, and Mount Tay Con Linh. It also boasts long-standing history and culture and accommodates 19 ethnic groups with special cultural identities.
In 2023, it welcomed over 3 million tourists and earned nearly 7.1 trillion VND (290 million USD) from tourism, statistics showed./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency