Hai Phong, June 17 -- The 7th expanded conference of justice agencies of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 17, focusing on reviewing the implementation of conclusions reached at the previous event, discussing challenges, and agreeing on measures to enhance legal and judicial cooperation between border localities and the two countries' justice ministries.

In his opening remarks, Vietnamese Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung said that through six conferences since 2011, cooperation between justice agencies and civil judgment enforcement authorities of Vietnam and Laos, particularly in border provinces, has been continuously strengthened and expanded.

All pairs of border provinces...