The remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in Laos’ Savannakhet province, were repatriated following a handover ceremony on May 21. They will be re-buried at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri on May 22.

A get-together for Vietnamese experts, officers and soldiers who voluntarily performed international duties in Cambodia from 1979-1989 was held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 5.