Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Houaphanh thanked Thanh Hoa for supporting the Lao province, which has greatly contributed to the socio-economic development and defence-security protection of Houaphanh.

The youth unions of the central province of Thanh Hoa and Houaphanh province of Laos have agreed to step up collaboration from 2019-2022 under a recently-signed agreement.