Lang Son, April 13 -- Military medical teams from Vietnam and China jointly conducted free health check-ups, consultations, and medicine distribution to 1,000 residents, mainly the elderly and policy beneficiaries, in Dong Dang town and Bao Lam commune, Cao Loc district, the northern border province of Lang Son.

Running from April 12-13, the activity forms part of the 9th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange Programme, scheduled for April 16-17 in Vietnam's Lang Son province and China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

La Diu Chan, a resident of Dong Dang town, said she had suffered from chronic eye and dental problems. Upon learning about the free medical services, she came for a check-up. Chan expressed her joy and gratit...