Chinese Embassy in Cambodia Participated in the 2026 

“Happy Chinese New Year” Lantern Festival Celebration

On March 2, the 2026 “Happy Chinese New Year” Lantern Festival Celebration was held at the Cambodia-China University of Technology and Science. Minister Counsellor Chen Cong from the Chinese Embassy and Chief Supervisor of the Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia Neak-Oknha Zheng Yuanlai joined the celebration. Approximately 300 people, including representatives from Chinese enterprises in Cambodia, the education sector in Cambodia, and local residents celebrated the Lantern Festival together.

According to Minister Counsellor Chen Cong, the Lantern Festival Celebration closes the 2026 “Happy Chinese New Year” series of activities, and is another manifestation of the continuously deepening cultural, educational and people-to-people exchanges between China and Cambodia.