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Vietnam Border Guards and Rubber Firm Forge Economic and Security Partnership
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Vietnam Border Guards and Rubber Firm Forge Economic and Security Partnership

From Tuแป•i Trแบป · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Border guards and a rubber company maintain a 12-year-old partnership to protect the border and develop the economy in Vietnam's Tay Ninh province.
  • The collaboration involves joint patrols, information sharing, and community outreach to ensure border security and legal compliance.
  • The partnership also supports local livelihoods through economic activities like rubber cultivation and social welfare programs for border residents.

In Vietnam's Tay Ninh province, a unique partnership between the Suoi Lam Border Guard Station and the Tan Bien Rubber Joint Stock Company has fostered both economic development and border security for over a decade. This "soft shield" initiative, established in 2012, sees border guards and company representatives conducting regular joint patrols along a 14.5km stretch of the border with Cambodia.

The partnership model between the border guard units of Tay Ninh province and the units under Tan Bien Rubber Joint Stock Company has been maintained from 2012 to the present.

โ€” Duong Trong KhoiMajor Duong Trong Khoi, an officer from the Suoi Lam Border Guard Station, described the longevity and nature of the collaboration.

Their collaboration extends beyond mere patrols. The units exchange information on local security situations and jointly promote legal compliance and border protection among residents. The local population acts as an essential network, monitoring and reporting suspicious individuals in the border area, providing crucial intelligence for political security.

Beyond their security duties, the border guards are also involved in economic activities. The Suoi Lam Border Guard Station manages approximately 120 hectares of rubber plantations, engaging in both harvesting and new cultivation. The rubber company, in turn, provides technical expertise to the border guards for managing and exploiting the rubber plantations, aiming to boost economic growth in the border region.

Not only do we coordinate patrols to protect the plantations, but we also regularly exchange information on political security, and jointly educate people to comply with the law and participate in border protection.

โ€” Duong Trong KhoiMajor Duong Trong Khoi highlighted the dual focus on security and community engagement within the partnership.

The partnership also focuses on social welfare. The company contributes to local social security initiatives, including regular visits and gifts for disadvantaged households and vulnerable individuals in border communities. This military-civilian-enterprise cooperation strengthens solidarity and improves the lives of those living in these sensitive areas.

It is a good effort by the business sector to position Guatemala in Washington D.C.

โ€” Juan Carlos ZapataJuan Carlos Zapata, executive director of Fundesa, commented on the business delegation's trip to the US.
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Originally published by Tuแป•i Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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