Xekong to open first international border crossing with Vietnam

VIENTIANE, Feb 15 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Xekong province will open its first international border crossing with Vietnam next month to ease the movement of goods and people between the two countries.

The province’s governor Leklai Sivilay told Vientiane Times on Friday the Lao and Vietnamese governments had agreed to upgrade the existing Dakta-ok-Nam Giang border crossing between Xekong and Quang Nam provinces to international status.