The central province of Quang Tri and the Thai province of Ubon Ratchathani agreed to enhance cooperation to promote common prosperity and development during a high-level meeting on November 22.
Nine Lao citizens who are irregular migrants or have undocumented marriages and currently residing in the border district of A Luoi, Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue, took Vietnamese nationality on September 6.
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) are set to promote the traditional solidarity and friendship among their parliaments and step up joint projects in the CLV Development Triangle Area, according to a joint statement issued on August 18.
High-ranking officials from the central province of Quang Tri and the Lao provinces of Savannakhet and Salavan agreed to sign a cooperation agreement for the 2020 – 2022 period during their talks in Quang Tri on August 16.
Laos has recently reported its first cases of African swine fever, confirming outbreaks of the disease in its southern province of Salavan, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue plans to search for and repatriate martyrs’ remains in Laos even in the rainy season if it has sufficient information.
The culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups along the Vietnamese - Lao border wrapped up in A Luoi district of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on May 19.
A culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups in Vietnamese and Lao border localities is taking place in A Luoi district, Thua Thien-Hue province.
The culture, sports, and tourism festival for ethnic minority communities in the Vietnam-Laos border area, central region, and Central Highlands regions will be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from May 17-19 under the theme “Solidarity, friendship, and development”.
Authorities of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 7 held a memorial service for remains of 18 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.
Some 500 Laos students, who are studying in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, gathered on April 7 to celebrate their traditional New Year festival of Bunpimay.
Two Lao nationals were arrested on suspicion of smuggling 12,000 methamphetamine pills in Moc Chau district, the northern mountainous province of Son La on March 4.
Forces of the Border Guard High Command and the Border Guard of the central province of Nghe An arrested a Lao citizen transporting 50,000 meth pills and 6kg of crystal meth into Vietnam on December 27.
Vietnam and Laos agreed to strengthen coordination to crack down on drug crime in their border areas at the 12th meeting of drug prevention and combat units in Hanoi on December 26.
Representatives from Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri and Savannakhet and Salavan provinces of Laos gathered at a meeting in Huong Hoa district on December 25 to agree on the management and protection of national border markers.
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap held a conference in its Cao Lanh city on December 4 to seek ways to boost trade and investment partnership with Champasak, Salavan provinces and Vientiane city of Laos.
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