Phnom Penh, Sept. 16 -- The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has stood as a trusted source of mainstream information and an important bridge fostering the Vietnam - Cambodia friendship over the past 80 years, Cambodian officials, scholars, and journalists have hailed the agency's contributions. Throughout its eight-decade journey accompanying Vietnam's nation-building, defence, and development efforts, the VNA has affirmed its role as a reliable "information bank" for international friends. In this path, the agency has forged a particularly close partnership with Cambodia, especially through its longstanding cooperation with the Cambodian News Agency (AKP). Honorary President of the Cambodian People's Party Samdech Heng Samrin told the VNA repor...