The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association in Thai Nguyen province on April 12 held a get-together for Lao students in the northern locality on the occasion of the traditional New Year (Bunpimay) festival of Laos.
The Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) on November 30 presented 200 scholarships worth 600 million VND (24,345 USD) in total to Lao students who showed good academic performance in Vietnam.
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has a 414km border with Laos. Thanks to a campaign to 'twin' towns and villages along the Vietnam-Laos border over the past ten years, the Dien Bien Border Guards have been helping residents across the border thanks to increased cooperation with the Laos Party Committee.
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