Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 8 -- The inauguration ceremony of Tan Nam-Meun Chey international border gate between Viet Nam and Cambodia, December 8, 2025. Photo: VGP

Addressing the event, Prime Minister Pham said the opening of the new border gate creates an new gateway for trade and adds another "solid bridge of friendship" between the two nations.

He noted that Viet Nam and Cambodia, as close neighbors in the lower Mekong sub-region, have upheld nearly six decades of relations based on "good neighborliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability." Throughout history and in the present day, the two peoples have "shared sweetness and hardship," supporting each other both in the past struggle for national...