A delegation of armed forces from Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province paid a visit to extend Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Border Guard Command of Vietnam’s Lam Dong province on February 10, reinforcing cooperation in border management and protection.

The Vietnam-China youth dialogue forum, centred on sustainable development for a green future, was held on February 9 in Guilin city, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing together a large number of young people and entrepreneurs from Guangxi and Vietnam’s Quang Ninh and Cao Bang provinces.

The border guard station of Mong Cai international border gate under the Quang Ninh provincial Border Guard Command reported on February 5 that it had partnered with China’s Dongxing Border Station of Immigration Inspection to open a “green lane” for ambulances carrying patients requiring emergency treatment.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long held a working session with Lao Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Chansaveng Bounyong in Vientiane on February 4, with a view to boosting energy cooperation and fulfilling high-level Vietnam-Laos cooperation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered relevant ministries and localities to take urgent measures to ease bottlenecks in customs clearance of food and other goods, following reports of congestion linked to the implementation of new food safety regulations.

In the run-up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, customs clearance at China’s Youyi Guan border gate in Guangxi province, adjacent to Vietnam’s Huu Nghi international border gate in Lang Son province, has sped up as cross-border traffic surges.

The Border Guard Command of northern Lao Cai province and the Honghe Border Management Unit, the Hekou Entry-Exit Inspection Station in China’s Yunnan province launched their 2026 joint patrol at the border demarcation line of the Lao Cai - Hekou international border gate on January 28.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed a decision approving a pilot scheme to develop a smart border gate at the Mong Cai (Vietnam) – Dongxing (China) international border gate pair.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has issued an urgent request to strengthen surveillance and prevention measures against the Nipah virus at border gates, healthcare facilities and in the community, amid developments related to the disease in India.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese border guards in Quang Ngai province have arrested a Lao national for transporting more than 12,000 pills suspected to be synthetic drugs.