The Department of Public Security of Dien Bien province and the Public Security Bureau of Pu’er city in China’s Yunnan province held their 13th annual talks in Dien Bien Phu city on November 25 to discuss cooperation in ensuring national security, combating crimes, and maintaining order and security between the two localities.
Police of Dien Bien district in the northern province of Dien Bien and bordering Muang May district of Laos’ Phongsaly province held talks in the Vietnamese locality on October 15 to evaluate their cooperation in ensuring security and order along the shared border in 2024.
The People’s Committee of the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh organised a conference on June 24 to review cooperation with the Cambodian provinces of Svay Rieng and Prey Veng during the 2018 – 2023 priod.
The Border Guard High Command announced on March 2 that it has accelerated rhe application of information technology (IT) and administrative reform in managing and safeguarding sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national border security, and has achieved significant results.
Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai, Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard force, held annual talks with Director General of the Lao Border Military Department Major General Siphan Phoutthavong in Luang Prabang on October 24.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Cambodian Ministry of Interior held a conference on border security reinforcement in Tay Ninh province on October 12.
Indonesia and the Philippines on September 5 agreed to intensify cooperation in border security, during a State visit of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos to Indonesia.
The Border Guard Command of Dak Nong province and the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province held talks in the Central Highlands locality of Vietnam on August 31 to review their 2021 coordination and devise orientations for this year.
The Border Guard Command of the central province of Quang Binh on November 23 presented medical supplies and equipment worth 400 million VND (over 17,000 USD) to their counterparts in the Lao border province of Khammouane to support them in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of Public Security General To Lam suggested the Government apply measures to prevent people illegally returning to Vietnam given the complex development of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on November 30 issued a 15-day ban of wedding parties and gatherings of more than 20 people, starting from December 1.
Stringent measures to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 infections have been put in place along the Thai-Malaysian border, especially blocking natural entry channels.
The Interior Ministry of Thailand on August 28 asked the governors of the 10 provinces bordering Myanmar to tighten security along the border to prevent illegal immigration because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on July 31 requested military commanders to step up security measures along the country's borderlines to keep out any suspected trespassers from neighbouring countries in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic continues developing complicatedly.
The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh held a meeting on August 17 to review the implementation of the Ordinance on the Border Guard over the last two decades.
Lieutenant General Yong Mao, deputy director of the Development Department under Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence, and other officers paid a working visit to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on October 10.
Leaders of Hau Giang held a reception for a delegation of the Development Department under the Cambodian Ministry of Defence led by Deputy Director Lieutenant General Dong Mao on October 9.
The freshly-concluded fourth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme has contributed to building a peaceful border, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.
