Hanoi, April 1 -- Construction of the Da Nang-Sekong Friendship Hospital was launched on April 1 in Sekong province, southern Laos, highlighting growing cooperation between localities of the two countries.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee Le Ngoc Quang, Secretary of the Sekong Party Committee Bounlai Boutthi, the Vietnamese Consul General in Champasak, the Lao Consul General in Da Nang, and representatives from relevant agencies of both countries.

Speaking at the event, Quang said the central city of Da Nang has decided to provide 6.7 million USD in non-refundable aid from its local budget to support Sekong province in building the Da Nang-Sekong Friendship Hospital during th...