VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored that public security cooperation remains a key pillar of the Vietnam–Laos relationship and a strategic foundation for maintaining stability and social order in both countries.

The Department of Drug-Related Crime Prevention and Control under the Border Guard Command of Vietnam and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam on October 2 jointly organised a ceremony to launch a project to enhance capacity to prevent and combat human trafficking in Vietnam's land and sea border areas in the face of the risk of human trafficking and related cross-border crimes.

Delegations of Vietnam’s Thu Lum, Ma Lu Thang Border Gate, Si Lo Lau and Y Ty border posts and China’s Jin Shuihe border exit and entry checkpoint held talks on August 1 in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to exchange professional knowledge in the second quarter of 2024.

The Border Guard Command of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and representatives from the three border protection forces of Cambodia's Ratanakiri province discussed measures to ensure security, protect and manage border areas and combat cross-border crimes during their talks on September 25.

Vietnam’s northern provinces of Cao Bang and Ha Giang, and Baise city in China’s Guangxi province will continue to strictly implement three legal documents on the land border between the two countries and step up communication activities to raise public awareness so as to prevent cross-border crimes.

A workshop to launch the “Training Curriculum on Counter-Trafficking and Victim Protection” and to wrap up the project “Frontline training for Border Guards in Border Areas of Vietnam”, funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US Department of State was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 30.

Chi Ma border gate's border guard station and Chi Lang border guard station in Loc Binh district in Vietnam's northern province of Lang Son and China’s Ningming border management unit held talks and raised awareness of laws for residents in border areas on April 11.

Border guards of the northern province of Lao Cai and Hekou border management force of China’s Yunnan province discussed measures to intensify cooperation in law enforcement in border areas during their talks on April 15.

VOV.VN - The country has called on the international community to make greater efforts to address the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence stands ready to send more experts and medical supplies to help Laos in the COVID-19 fight when requested by its Lao counterpart, Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang said on June 28.