A conference was held in Dong Hoi city, in the central province of Quang Binh, on November 13 to look into the implementation of certain documents on the Vietnam-Laos borderline, border markers, and border gates.
Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee Le
Minh Ngan addresses the conference in Dong Hoi city on November 13 (Photo:
VNA)
On March 16, 2016, the Vietnamese and Lao Governments signed a protocol on the
countries’ borderline and border markers, along with an agreement on
regulations for land border and border gate management. These documents took
effect on September 5, 2017.
Addressing the conference, Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s
Committee Le Minh Ngan said the treaties are important legal documents that
fully and precisely describe the borderline and border markers’ locations,
while also specifying the responsibility and obligations in managing and
protecting the shared boundary of each side. They have helped to improve border
management and build a Vietnam-Laos border of peace, stability, cooperation,
and development for the sake of the two peoples.
He noted that in order to effectively realise these documents, authorities of
all levels and the general public must come to understand their terms,
implement measures, and promote a high consensus in the matter, especially
among border residents, in the management and protection of the borderline and
border markers.
An official of the western border division of the foreign ministry’s National
Boundary Commission informed participants on the Vietnam-Laos and
Vietnam-Cambodia border situation, some noteworthy issues in local land border
management, and the realisation of the treaties.
Vietnam and Laos share a border of nearly 2,340 km that runs across through 10
Vietnamese provinces: Dien Bien, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang
Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, and Kon Tum.
The line also appears in 10 Lao provinces: Phongsaly, Luang Prabang, Houaphan,
Bolykhamsay, Khammoune, Savannakhet, Salavan, Xiengkhouang, Sepon, and Attapeu.
The two countries marked the completion of a project on increasing and
upgrading border markers along their boundary in March 2016.
Under the project, 1,002 markers and stakes were planted along the joint
border, compared to only 199 markers before 2008. These were increased in
necessary areas to further clarify the border in reality. Meanwhile, existing
markers, especially those at border gates, were upgraded to create a system of
solid and modern border markers, officials said.
Source: VNA
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials on April 8 examined some key transport projects, namely the road connecting Tran Hung Dao Road and Dan Chu ward with National Highway 6, the regional connectivity road linking Hoa Binh and Hanoi with Son La Expressway (Hoa Binh - Moc Chau), and the first phase of a road from Luong Son township of Hoa Binh to Xuan Mai township of Hanoi.
Hoa Binh province recorded nearly 20 cases of religion-related wrongdoings in 2023 and the first two months of 2024. However, thanks to their active and effective engagement, relevant agencies and religious organisations have helped the provincial and district-level People’s Committees deal with those cases in a timely manner and in line with legal regulations, thus ensuring religious freedom.
The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee held its monthly conference in virtual form on April 2 to review draft documents to be submitted to the standing board of the provincial Party Committee and others under its management along with some other important issues. Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh chaired the event, which was connected with the people's committees of districts and cities in Hoa Binh.
Smokeless 'Hoang Cam' kitchen was a small yet extremely significant initiative of a soldier chef named Hoang Cam in the Hoa Binh campaign in 1951 – 1952. This legendary stove, later named after him, accompanied the nation in the 1954 Dien Bien Phu Campaign, and during the resistance war against the US.
The 15th meeting of Hoa Binh province’s 17th-tenure Party organisation was held on March 26. Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Council Bui Duc Hinh, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh co-chaired the event.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, chaired a meeting of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board on March 21 to review the leadership over the implementation of tasks in the first quarter, identify focal tasks and solutions for the second quarter, and discuss some important draft reports.