Names of Ho Chi Minh City Mekong Delta for centuries. The city was known as "Prey Nôkôr" () to the Khmer Empire, which likely maintained a settlement centuries before its rise in the 11th and 12th centuries. The most popular interpretation of the name, and one supported by former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, suggests that the name means "forest city" or "forest kingdom"—"prey" meaning forest or jungle, and "nôkôr" being a Khmer word of Sanskrit origin meaning city or kingdom. The name "Krŭng Prey Nôkôr" (; "Prey Nôkôr City") is currently used to refer to Ho Chi Minh City in the Khmer language. Beginning in the
Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization The Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization is a communist youth organization operating in Vietnam named after former Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh. It operates as a constituent part of the Communist Party of Vietnam and had approximately 12 million members . The Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization was founded by the Communist Party of Vietnam on May 15, 1941 in Na Ma, Truong Ha commune, Hà Quảng District, Cao Bằng Province. The organization is instructed and guided by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. It is required to have prior membership