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50 million Luxury Sofitel Hotel will Open December 18 in Phnom Penh
Thursday, 16 December 2010 05:14 DAP-NEWS/VIBOL
CAMBODAI, PHNOM PEHN, Dec 16, 2010-Luxury hotel, Sofitel Phnom Phnom Phokeetra , located on the western part of Mekong River in Phnom Penh will open next week, officials said on Thursday.
The hotel will open on December 18, and other sections of the hotel will open subsequently, “an official of Hotel said.
The hotel will join to receive the ASEAN Tourism Forum in January in Phnom Penh, he added.
This hotel is joint venture from the French, Thai, and Cambodian businesspeople. General Manager of hotel previously said that it is a very location for the hotel because we can see view of Phnom Penh and Mekong River with luxurious services.
Cambodia attracts over 2 million foreign tourists so far this year. And Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville beach, and Angkor Wat temple are the main foreign destinations.
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Cambodia hosts 9th Asian University Presidents Forum
Thursday, 16 December 2010 04:16 DAP NEWS / VIBOL
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, Dec 16, 2010-The Ministry of Education of Cambodia and Norton University in Phnom Penh on Thursday hosted the 9th Asian University Presidents Forum to strengthen cooperation and promote quality of higher education in the continent.
“This year´s AUPF which runs from December 16-18 December, 2010 in Phnom Penh is crucial for us, and it conducted under theme of challenges and prospects for higher education institutions with three sub-themes: internationalization of higher education institutions, strengthening research collaboration among Southeast Asian HEIs and teaching university and the research university: are they compatible,” Prof. Chan Sok Khieng, rector of Norton university in Phnom Penh told in the opening ceremony.”
“It is our ardent hope that the forum will provide not only our current forum members but also prospective members with more opportunities to deepen collaboration with each other as we continue to share ideas, information , and academic experience which will lead to more innovative programs that will address the needs of our respective communities and societies, He added.
“The strengthening of all universities in region will play an important role in researching and development of knowledge of young generation,” Pich Chamnan, secretary of state for education ministry said in his opening remark.
He added that in 2010, we have 19 private universities which jumped from 9 in 1997. In 1997, students are about 1,000 and now we have over 200,000 students in schools, which is about 16 per cent of population./ generally speaking, we strengthen and train professional skill and research for them. In Cambodia, one third of Cambodians are in school.
Hundreds of professors, president of university from different countries sin region, students in the event in Phnom Penh.
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