Nhan Dan – 117 Khmer people in Tra Vinh were admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam in the first half of this year, bringing a total of party members from Khmer ethnic minority group to nearly 3,500 people, accounting for 13% total party members in the province, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Thus, Tra Vinh is currently a locality with highest rate of party members from Khmer ethnic minority group compared to other provinces in the Mekong river delta.

In the province's localities where many Khmer people live such Tan Hiep commune (Tra Cu district), Nhi Truong (Cau Ngang), Hoa Loi (Chau Thanh), Chau Dien (Cau Ke), the rate of party members from Khmer ethnic minority group elected to executive committees of the party hierarchy from province to village levels is 53 – 58%.