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The minutes is signed among the three Lao provinces and Vietnam's Nghe An for the return of 103 sets of remains of fallen Vietnamese soldiers and experts to the home country. (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – A total of 103 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives while on duty in the northern Lao provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun and Xiengkhuang were returned to Vietnam on May 22 and 23. The remains were founded by the repatriation team of central Nghe An province’s Military Command during the 2021 – 2022 dry season. They will be re-buried at Nghi Loc martyrs’ cemetery on May 25. The number is higher than the expectation, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Maj. Gen. Xitha Duangmala, vice chairman of the Lao Government's special working committee, it is owing to the close coordination, sense of responsibility and high determination of concerned parties in searching and returning the remains. Incense … [Read more...] about Over 100 sets of remains of Vietnamese fallen soldiers repatriated from Laos

The event was jointly held by the special missions of three Lao provinces of Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, Saysombun and the Vietnamese province of Nghe An. The remains were collected by the Search and Collection Team under the Nghe An provincial Military Command in the three Lao provinces in the 2021-2022 dry season despite numerous difficulties and hardships. Addressing the handover ceremony, Deputy Chairman of the Nghe An provincial People’s Committee Bui Dinh Long, who is also head of Nghe An province’s special mission, thanked party committees, authorities, armed forces, and people of Laos in general and of the three aforementioned Lao provinces in particular for their sentiments and wholehearted support. The Vietnamese official hoped to receive more support from the Party, State, Government, military and people of the neighboring country and especially its three provinces. He wished the Lao side will continue to create favorable conditions and assist Nghe An province's search … [Read more...] about Remains of Vietnamese fallen troops in Laos handed over to Vietnamese side

Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Nine Vietnamese provinces and 10 Lao provinces along the shared borderline will participate in the third cultural, sports and tourism exchange festival, scheduled to be held in the northern province of Dien Bien in September. Laos border to domestic and international friends, contributing to preserving ethnic identities. solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, and reaffirm Vietnam's consistent policy of maintaining, consolidating and enhancing its special relationship with the neighbour. musical performances , shows featuring traditional costumes, cultural products and images of Vietnamese people as well as socio-economic achievements of some localities that have cooperative ties with Lao counterparts. festival include Dien Bien, Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Son La, Thua Thien-Hue, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Nam and Kon Tum and the Lao provinces are Luang Prabang, Huaphanh, Attapeu, Sekong, … [Read more...] about Festival seeks to promote friendship among Vietnamese, Lao border provinces

In 1972, the war situation and victories gained by Lao and Vietnamese forces were the basis for the two countries’ central military commissions to forecast that the enemy would conduct an offensive to recapture the Plain of Jars so as to disintegrate and threaten the liberated zone of Laos. That was what the enemy actually did in an effort to reverse the situation in the Plain of Jars in particular and the Lao theater in general. As a result, the Lao Central Military Commission studied the situation carefully, discussed with the Central Military Commission of Vietnam and agreed with the Vietnamese counterpart to open a defensive campaign in the Plain of Jars. The campaign aimed to destroy an important part of the enemy and change the balance of forces in favor of the Lao revolutionary forces in their political struggle. It also aimed at building the Plain of Jars into a firm revolutionary base in Laos to secure the western flank of Vietnam for the Vietnamese forces to carry out major … [Read more...] about Historic milestone in Vietnam-Laos combat alliance

The challenge would be huge for localities and Government agencies to fully disburse the public investment funds for this year. The government’s task force groups are now working with provinces/cities and ministries to accelerate public investment, seen as an urgent task to ensure economic recovery. The construction of the Eastern North-South expressway, section Phan Thiet - Giau Day. Photo: Phuoc Tuan Data from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed the disbursement of public investment funds in the first five months of 2022 stood at a modest rate of 22.37%, of which the disbursement of domestic funds accounted for 23.53%, and that of foreign capital at 6.26%. The MoF added 41 out of 51 Government ministries and 21 from 63 provinces/cities posted disbursement rates below 20%, including five ministries with no disbursement at all. Meanwhile, localities pointed to unfavorable weather conditions, difficulties in site clearance or rising construction … [Read more...] about Public investment identified as urgent task for economic recovery: Gov’t

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (first on the left) is investigating the construction site of Provincial Road No.910 in Can Tho City. (Photo: SGGP) The Transport Ministry reported that the land compensation step in the first stage of the mega North-South Expressway project has finished. However, some technical infrastructure has not been fully moved. The total expense for construction until now has reached VND20,087 billion ($867 million), accounting for 35.4 percent of the contract value, and 0.7 percent later than the planned one. The disbursement volume for the four projects to be completed this year is 53.4 percent of the contract value, which is 2.6 percent later than expected. In the Southern region, the 21-kilometer coastal road project from Rach Gia City to Hon Dat District of Kien Giang Province has the total investment of VND600 billion ($26 million), and is planned to complete two years after its commencement date of January 2020. Since the construction work is … [Read more...] about VN determinedly stops slow public investment projects