The Border Guard High Command in the northern border province of Dien Bien on May 10 presented medical equipment and foodstuff worth over VND100 million (US$4,360) to the Military High Command and Police of Phongsaly and Luang Prabang provinces of Laos.

Authorities in the north-central province of Nghe An held a ceremony at the martyrs’ cemetery in Nghi Loc district on May 7 to rebury the remains of 95 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

VOV.VN - Local authorities and residents of Sa Pa town in Lao Cai province are doing their utmost to implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures, with the resort town facing a high risk of local transmission in the period following national public holiday.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang on May 6 handed over 50 million LAK (US$5,300) and medical equipment worth 10 million LAK to the Lao province to help local authorities contain the spread of COVID-19.

The Vietnam-Laos and Vietnam-India Friendship Associations on May 6 sent dispatches to their chapters at the provincial and municipal level on raising money to support pandemic-affected people in the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Vientiane Times published an article on May 6 hailing the invaluable assistance provided by Vietnam to help Laos in its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Vietnamese community in Laos has joined hands with Lao authorities and people to overcome the current COVID-19 outbreak by raising fund and donating cash, necessities and medical supplies to the host country.

VOV.VN - A memorial and burial ceremony was held by the authorities of Quang Tri province on May 5 for the remains of 24 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and specialists who sacrificed their lives in numerous battles in Laos during their international missions.

VOV.VN - The nation handed over financial aid and medical supplies to Laos in order to assist the neighbouring country in its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during at a ceremony held on the morning of May 4 at Wattay International Airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam on May 3 handed over medical equipment to the Ministry of National Defence of Laos to help it fight COVID-19.