The Bun Nua district High School, built from non-refundable aid provided by the Vietnamese Government, was inaugurated and handed over to Phongsaly District, Laos, 

Recently, an agreement between the Vietnamese and Lao governments engaging on addressing undocumented migration and marriages has contributed to maintaining safety and order in the locality.

Authorities in Laos have asked for Vietnam's support to look for seven nationals who have gone missing in floods.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh and his Lao counterpart Lieut. Gen. Onsi Sensuk co-chaired the first Vietnam – Laos defence policy exchange in Vientiane, Laos, on July 25.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavad sought measures to materialize cooperation contents agreed for 2016-2020 during their talks in Hanoi on December 6.

Vietnam’s border delegation and their Lao counterparts have agreed to complete the planting of more markers along their shared border line and upgrading of existing border markers in 2015.

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