Tay ninh: 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. The ceremony was attended by representatives of Military Region 7, local leaders, officials, armed forces personnel, and a large number of residents.

According to Vietnam News Agency, after more than 40 years resting in Cambodia, on former battlefields in Battambang, Pailin, Siem Reap, and Oddar Meanchey provinces, the fallen soldiers have now returned home in a solemn atmosphere of national gratitude and remembrance.