Japan boosts cross-border management in Laos with financial aid


VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The government of Japan has forecast a budget of 220 million Japanese yen (about US$2 million) in assistance to Laos in 2021 and 2022 to promote safe, regular and orderly migration in Laos.

This will be done by supporting the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) immigration and border management programme.

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