Delegations from Dien Bien Province and Luang Prabang Province of Laos agreed to upgrade the Huoi Puoc (Viet Nam)–Na Son (Laos) main border gate pair to international border gates at their talks at the area of Border Marker No. 144 along the Viet Nam–Laos land border on September 30.

The Tan Nam (Tay Ninh, Viet Nam) – Meun Chey (Prey Veng, Cambodia) international border gate pair is scheduled to be inaugurated between October 20-30.