Authorities in the southern province of Tay Ninh on May 12 held a ceremony at the Binh Hiep international border gate in Binh Hiep commune to receive the remains of 158 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9 to mark the 80th traditional day of the armed forces of Military Region 7 (December 10, 1945 – 2025) and to confer the title Hero of the People’s Armed Forces upon the unit.