Vietnam agrees to purchase 1,200 megawatts of electricity from Laos in 2020, exceeding the original plan of 1,000 megawatts, and 5,000 megawatts until 2030.

Vietnam, though struggling to fight against the virus at home, has extended its support to the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia.

The government’s main priority is to protect the well-being of Vietnamese people and foreigners living in the country, said a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Not only financial means, Vietnam has also provided medical equipment and expertise to help Laos in the fight against the pandemic, said the Lao ambassador to Vietnam.

Vietnam and Laos would reopen borders and resume flights between the two countries once the pandemic is contained.