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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) attends the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni lights the ceremonial victory fire inside the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C) attends the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) attends the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xi Jinping Meets Cambodian King Queen Mother - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan meet with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2025. Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese President Continues His Southeast Asia Tour - Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodia's Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese President Continues His Southeast Asia Tour - Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese President Continues His Southeast Asia Tour - Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni walk at the Royal Palace after their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Thursday. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese President Continues His Southeast Asia Tour - Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/AABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese President Continues His Southeast Asia Tour - Cambodia

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presents the National Order of Independence - Grand Collar to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi met with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Thursday. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. Photo by Liu Weibing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping greets the welcoming crowd during a grand welcome ceremony held by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Sihamoni. Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni inspect the guard of honor during a grand welcome ceremony held by the king at the airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Sihamoni. Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Sihamoni. Xi was warmly welcomed by King Sihamoni, Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen and other senior officials at the airport during a grand welcome ceremony held by the king. Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping greets the welcoming crowd during a grand welcome ceremony held by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Sihamoni. Photo by Ding Haitao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Members of an honor guard and a band line up at the airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday arrived in Phnom Penh for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. Photo by Liu Weibing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a grand welcome ceremony held by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni at the airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 17, 2025. Xi arrived here on Thursday for a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Sihamoni. Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-20TH ANNIVERSARY-KING'S CORONATION

Fireworks light up the sky during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 29, 2024. Cambodia on Wednesday held a mass gathering to mark the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation, touting the kingdom for peace and rapid socio-economic development over the past two decades. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-20TH ANNIVERSARY-KING'S CORONATION

People attend the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 30, 2024. Cambodia on Wednesday held a mass gathering to mark the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation, touting the kingdom for peace and rapid socio-economic development over the past two decades. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-20TH ANNIVERSARY-KING'S CORONATION

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C) gestures to participants during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of his coronation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 30, 2024. Cambodia on Wednesday held a mass gathering to mark the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation, touting the kingdom for peace and rapid socio-economic development over the past two decades. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Secretary General of the Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Secretary General of the Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Secretary General of the Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Secretary General of the Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo during the closing session of the 19th Francophonie Summit at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on October 5, 2024. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dinner for the XIX Francophonie Summit at the Elysee FA

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni arrives for a dinner during the XIX Francophonie Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 4, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dinner for the XIX Francophonie Summit at the Elysee FA

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni arrives for a dinner during the XIX Francophonie Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 4, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dinner for the XIX Francophonie Summit at the Elysee FA

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni arrives for a dinner during the XIX Francophonie Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 4, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CAMBODIAN KING-WANG WENBIN-MEETING

(240718) -- PHNOM PENH, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (R) meets with China's new ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 17, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni said on Wednesday that China is an eternal friend of Cambodia, and the traditional friendship between the two countries will be further deepened as cooperation in various fields will achieve more fruitful results. TO GO WITH "Cambodia-China traditional friendship to be further deepened: Cambodian king" (Chinese Embassy in Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CAMBODIAN KING-WANG WENBIN-MEETING

(240718) -- PHNOM PENH, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (R) meets with China's new ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 17, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni said on Wednesday that China is an eternal friend of Cambodia, and the traditional friendship between the two countries will be further deepened as cooperation in various fields will achieve more fruitful results. TO GO WITH "Cambodia-China traditional friendship to be further deepened: Cambodian king" (Chinese Embassy in Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-NATIONAL ARBOR DAY-CELEBRATION

(240709) -- TAKEO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni plants a tree in Takeo province, Cambodia, July 9, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday called on all people to plant trees in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech on the occasion of the 29th National Arbor Day held in Tram Kak district's Khnar village, with thousands of participants. At the event, some 3,000 luxurious tree seedlings were planted on the parcel of three hectares at a tree planting station. TO GO WITH "King urges public to plant trees to make green Cambodia" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-NATIONAL ARBOR DAY-CELEBRATION

(240709) -- TAKEO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) plants a tree in Takeo province, Cambodia, July 9, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday called on all people to plant trees in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech on the occasion of the 29th National Arbor Day held in Tram Kak district's Khnar village, with thousands of participants. At the event, some 3,000 luxurious tree seedlings were planted on the parcel of three hectares at a tree planting station. TO GO WITH "King urges public to plant trees to make green Cambodia" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-TAKEO-NATIONAL ARBOR DAY-CELEBRATION

(240709) -- TAKEO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (2nd L, front) plants a tree in Takeo province, Cambodia, July 9, 2024. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Tuesday called on all people to plant trees in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech on the occasion of the 29th National Arbor Day held in Tram Kak district's Khnar village, with thousands of participants. At the event, some 3,000 luxurious tree seedlings were planted on the parcel of three hectares at a tree planting station. TO GO WITH "King urges public to plant trees to make green Cambodia" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(240526) -- KAMPONG SPEU, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) attends the royal plowing ceremony in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, May 26, 2024. Cambodia on Sunday celebrated its ancient royal plowing ceremony here in the country's western part under the auspices of the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni. The ceremony, which marked the annual beginning of the farming season, was also attended by Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, National Assembly President Khuon Sudary, and Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as foreign diplomats to the Southeast Asian country. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(240526) -- KAMPONG SPEU, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed in traditional costumes attend the royal plowing ceremony in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, May 26, 2024. Cambodia on Sunday celebrated its ancient royal plowing ceremony here in the country's western part under the auspices of the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni. The ceremony, which marked the annual beginning of the farming season, was also attended by Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, National Assembly President Khuon Sudary, and Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as foreign diplomats to the Southeast Asian country. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(240526) -- KAMPONG SPEU, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Royal oxen are fed with fodder during the royal plowing ceremony in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, May 26, 2024. Cambodia on Sunday celebrated its ancient royal plowing ceremony here in the country's western part under the auspices of the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni. The ceremony, which marked the annual beginning of the farming season, was also attended by Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, National Assembly President Khuon Sudary, and Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as foreign diplomats to the Southeast Asian country. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(240526) -- KAMPONG SPEU, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) attends the royal plowing ceremony in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, May 26, 2024. Cambodia on Sunday celebrated its ancient royal plowing ceremony here in the country's western part under the auspices of the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni. The ceremony, which marked the annual beginning of the farming season, was also attended by Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, National Assembly President Khuon Sudary, and Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as foreign diplomats to the Southeast Asian country. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(240526) -- KAMPONG SPEU, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed in traditional costumes attend the royal plowing ceremony in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, May 26, 2024. Cambodia on Sunday celebrated its ancient royal plowing ceremony here in the country's western part under the auspices of the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni. The ceremony, which marked the annual beginning of the farming season, was also attended by Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, National Assembly President Khuon Sudary, and Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as foreign diplomats to the Southeast Asian country. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(240526) -- KAMPONG SPEU, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Royal oxen are fed with fodder during the royal plowing ceremony in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, May 26, 2024. Cambodia on Sunday celebrated its ancient royal plowing ceremony here in the country's western part under the auspices of the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni. The ceremony, which marked the annual beginning of the farming season, was also attended by Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen, National Assembly President Khuon Sudary, and Prime Minister Hun Manet, as well as foreign diplomats to the Southeast Asian country. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-KING-SIHAMONI-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING

(240421) -- PHNOM PENH, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 21, 2024. (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-SENATE'S INAUGURAL SESSION

(240403) -- PHNOM PENH, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (5th R, front) poses for a group photo during the inaugural session of the Senate in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 3, 2024. Sihamoni on Wednesday presided over the inaugural session of the Senate for the fifth legislature after a non-universal election in February. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-SENATE'S INAUGURAL SESSION

(240403) -- PHNOM PENH, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni inspects the guard of honor in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 3, 2024. Sihamoni on Wednesday presided over the inaugural session of the Senate for the fifth legislature after a non-universal election in February. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-HUN SEN-SENATE PRESIDENT

(240403) -- PHNOM PENH, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) attends the first session of the Senate in the fifth mandate in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 3, 2024. Cambodia's former Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen was elected as the president of the Senate in the fifth mandate on Wednesday, the state-run National Television of Cambodia reported. All 62 senators present at the first session of the upper house of the parliament unanimously elected Hun Sen as the president, according to the report. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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Cambodia's ex-PM Hun Sen elected as senate president in 5th mandate

STORY: Cambodia's ex-PM Hun Sen elected as senate president in 5th mandate SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presiding over the inaugural session of the Senate 2. various of voting for ex-PM Hun Sen as president of the Senate 3. various of Hun Sen delivering a speech STORYLINE: Cambodia's former Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen was elected as the president of the Senate in the fifth mandate on Wednesday, the state-run National Television of Cambodia reported. All 62 senators present at the first session of the upper house of the parliament unanimously elected Hun Sen as the president, according to the report. Also, they voted for ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) senators Prak Sokhonn, ex-deputy prime minister and ex-foreign minister, and Ouch Borith, ex-senior minister, to be the first president and the second president, respectively. Speaking after the vo

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CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-CAMBODIA-MEETING (CN)

(240321) -- BEIJING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-CAMBODIA-MEETING (CN)

(240321) -- BEIJING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG THOM-ROYAL PLOUGHING CEREMONY

(230508) -- KAMPONG THOM, May 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) attends the royal ploughing ceremony in Kampong Thom province, Cambodia, on May 8, 2023. Cambodia celebrated a traditional royal ploughing ceremony on Monday after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was to mark the annual beginning of the farming season, and royal oxen were used to plough and predict agricultural yields and weather in the year. (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua)

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Cambodia's Water Festival returns after 3-year hiatus due to pandemic

STORY: Cambodia's Water Festival returns after 3-year hiatus due to pandemic SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:01 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): LAY SOTHEARA, Boatman 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): YAN CHANTHAVY, Spectator 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SETH SREYNE, Spectator 4. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni watching boat races 5. various of the boat race 6. various of people in the Water Festival STORYLINE: The annual Water Festival, Cambodia's grandest festival, returned on Sunday after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Boat race is the centerpiece of the three-day festival, which sees tens of thousands of oarsmen and spectators from across the Southeast Asian nation flocking to the riverfront in the capital Phnom Penh. Bou Chumserey, vice chairman of the boat-racing technical control committee, said some 337 boats with about 20,417 crew members took part in this year's regatta. "Oarsmen will race their boa