VOV.VN - The Border Guard Command has mobilised troops from sea and northern border areas to the south-western border to assist localities with the fight against COVID-19 amid rising coronavirus threats there.

The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 called on followers to make contributions to present 4 million face masks to people in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in a bid to ease their difficulties amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam is ready to provide support within its capability to Laos in overcoming difficulties that Laos faces in COVID-19 prevention and control work, standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong said.

VOV.VN - A new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in several pig-farming households located in Muong Khuong and Van Ban districts of Lao Cai province.

Hundreds of students of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia gathered at a cultural exchange programme held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25 by the municipal Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU).

Vietnam is building the worst scenario for COVID-19 as its neighboring countries of Cambodia and Laos are struggling with surging infections, including putting their capital cities on lockdown.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam will continue offering discounts of up to 50% on entrance fees to a number of major tourist attractions in the locality in an effort to get tourism services back on track following a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local authorities.

The border guard and police forces in the northern border province of Dien Bien have captured 12 people for organising the illegal exit of 13 foreigners.

VOV.VN - Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence, on April 14 expressed his desires to strengthen defence cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, Cambodia and Russia during separate receptions in Hanoi for the ambassadors of those countries.

VOV.VN - Lao Cai border gate continued to record robust growth in terms of import and export activities, with the value of goods and other services moving across the nation’s northern border reaching approximately US$950 million during the first quarter of the year, a rise of 75% compared to the same period from 2020.