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[2] Part of the border was demarcated in 1916 following a dispute, and French maps were drawn up during the colonial period that were used as the basis for the later international border. [2] [3] Laos obtained a partial independence from France in 1949, gaining complete independence in 1953, followed by Vietnam in 1954.
Laos–Vietnam border crossings (2 P) Pages in category "Laos–Vietnam border" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Although the Mekong was established as a border by French colonial forces, travel from one side to the other has been significantly limited only since the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR, or Laos) in 1975. [1] The eastern border with Vietnam extends for 2,130 kilometres, mostly along the crest of the Annamite Chain ...
It is part of the East-West Economic Corridor that stretches 1,450 km, connecting four Mekong region countries: [3] Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. As Lao Bảo is located in an advantaged area of commerce and border trade between Vietnam and Laos, this small town has opportunities to do business and exchange timber with Laos and Thailand ...
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Vietnam provided landlocked Laos a route to the sea, and the mountainous region of eastern Laos provided Vietnam a forward strategic position for challenging Thai hegemony in the Mekong Valley. [ 1 ] During the 1980s, Vietnam's regional opponents attributed to it a neo-colonial ambition to create an "Indochina Federation."
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Southwest of the pass in Laos was an area nicknamed "the Chokes" where several highways from the Mụ Giạ and Ban Karai passes converged. [ 2 ] : 331 The CIA stationed roadwatch teams near the pass to monitor Vietnamese supply activities [ 2 ] : 32 and it became one of the prime targets of Operation Commando Hunt .