Lancang-Mekong library sparks reading habits among students in Cambodia


Primary school students reading books at the Lancang-Mekong Book House at the Prek Leap Primary School in Phnom Penh. - Xinhua

PHNOM PENH: Son Meymey, a sixth-grade student at Prek Leap Primary School here in the capital of Cambodia, has always spent her break time reading books at the Lancang-Mekong Book House, which stores thousands of books in various subjects.

Founded in June 2025 at the school, the library has offered free educational resources in Khmer, Chinese, and English to more than 1,000 students.

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