Bokeo province enjoys surge in tourism thanks to Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge


The Lao-Thai border crossing in Bokeo province, where many people enter Laos across the 4th Friendship Bridge linking the two countries. - VT

VIENTIANE: More than 32,000 people entered Bokeo province in the first two months of this year, using the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River and the Golden Triangle Special Zone border crossing.

The province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department said a total of 32,598 people entered Bokeo province through these two border crossings, of whom 2,053 were Lao nationals re-entering in the province.

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