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Noting the complexity of illegal border crossings despite more exhaustive border patrols by authorities, the minister said some countries in the region are still conducting commercial flights so many Vietnamese who are overseas have flown to these countries and attempted to reach Vietnam over land. … [Read more...] about Increasing illegal border crossings fuel risk of COVID-19 transmission: Minister

Congratulating Vietnam on its successful 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship, Sengphet Houngboungnuang echoed his host’s views on the Vietnam - Laos relations, noting that defence links are among the pillars of their ties and receive attention from their countries and armies’ leaders. … [Read more...] about Minister vows support for Lao ambassador to promote defence ties

The ambassador said Vietnam and Laos will further deepen their political ties in 2021 while enhancing cooperation in national defence, security, and external affairs. They will also raise the efficiency of cooperation in economy, culture, education, health care, and science-technology, and expand exchanges between citizens as well as localities. He suggested intensifying mutual support in dealing with the consequences of COVID-19 in order to quickly resume economic growth. According to the ambassador, Laos is the largest recipient of Vietnam’s overseas investment, amounting to 4.22 billion USD to date in 414 projects. Apart from citizen protection, which is considered a top priority in the face of the pandemic, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has paid attention to facilitating Vietnamese investment in the country through various activities, he said./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Laos relations even more special amid COVID-19: Ambassador

Addressing the event, General Chuong hailed the comprehensive cooperation in many fields between the two sides. He also hoped that the Lao side would create favorable conditions for MR2 to fulfill all assigned tasks, especially in building political bases in village clusters and searching for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts in Laos. … [Read more...] about Laos and Vietnam to boost defense cooperation

In acknowledgement of the units’ task performance in 2020, especially in the prevention of illegal border crossings and COVID-19 prevention and control, General Chien asked them to continue grasping regional situations while closely coordinating with relevant forces and local authorities to implement military and defense missions and be ready to deal with all unexpected situations … [Read more...] about MND’s leaders active ahead of traditional lunar New Year Tet 2021