The two-day visit will deepen the relations between the two neighbors.

This is Mr. To Lam’s first overseas trip as State President.

Vietnam worries that a vast inland waterway planned by its neighbour Cambodia could disrupt the flows of the Mekong, a river of immense economic and ecological importance to the region.

Efforts to fine-tune laws, policies, and mechanisms to boost economic connectivity have been made, Parliamentary Summit in Vientiane hears.

Pledge made at December 5 gathering to further deepen partnership between the three neighboring countries.

Customers can now scan QR codes to make payments in the other country using their local currency.

Cambodia presented 200,000 doses of Sinopham’s Vero Cell vaccine to Vietnam as a gift on October 29 at the Moc Bai International Border Gate linking Tay Ninh and Svay Rieng provinces. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the two countries have coordinated closely and offered each other timely support in pandemic prevention.

Cambodian exports to Vietnam reached $3.5 billion in the first eight months of 2021, up 423 per cent over the same period of 2020 and resulting in Vietnam posting a trade deficit with its neighbor of $355 million.