HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on September 30 signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation for the 2025–2030 period with the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Committees of Vientiane capital and Champasak province, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries. The MoUs were inked by Truong Thi Bich Hanh, Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the VFF Committee of HCM City, Somchai Xiongchongteng, Vice Chairman of the LFNC Committee of Vientiane capital, and Vatsana Silima, Chairwoman of the LFNC Committee of Champasak province. As part of the MoUs, each year the VFF Committee of HCM City will grant one full master’s scholarship to an official from the LFNC Committee of Vientiane and one to an official from Champasak, along with full undergraduate scholarships for three Lao students from Vientiane and five from Champasak. During the period, the committee will also mobilise resources to support the construction of three Vietnam–Laos great unity houses for disadvantaged families in Champasak. During talks between the HCM City VFF Committee delegation and delegations from the LFNC Committee of Vientiane and Champasak, the parties reviewed the outcomes of the MoUs implemented during the 2022–2024 period, shared updates on their respective front systems, and discussed future cooperation.