Phnom Penh - Siem Reap Airways International is scheduled to launch direct flights between Siem Reap in Cambodia and the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh late next month, the airline said in a press release Tuesday.

Siem Reap is the tourist hub of Cambodia and gateway to the Angkor Wat temple complex, 300 kilometres north of the capital.

Siem Reap Airways International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand's Bangkok Airways, based in Phnom Penh. (dpa)