Residents of Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh were gearing up on Monday to celebrate Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in China and Tet in Vietnam, falls on 29 January,

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death on Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

Four people were killed and five others injured as a crowd scrambled for food and cash handouts from one of Cambodia’s richest men as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift.

Crowds surge happened as after one of Cambodia’s richest men offered charity giveaway outside home in Phnom Penh

A crowd surge during Sok Kong's Lunar New Year charity giveaway in Phnom Penh led to four deaths and several injuries.

Pictures show hundreds of people pushing towards the gates of tycoon Sok Kong's mansion. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Cambodian ethnic Chinese people perform a lion dance on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ahead of the Lunar New Year. (AP Photo/Heng

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon's home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Four people died and five others were injured Thursday as a crowd scrambled for a handout of food and cash from one of Cambodia 's richest people as a Chinese Lunar ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP ... of food and cash from one of Cambodia ‘s richest people as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift, officials said. The victims were crushed as the crowd of hundreds ...

Hundreds of millions gathered across Asia to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, welcoming the Year of the Snake with firecrackers, incense, parades and feasts. The annual migration of