The article aims to clarify the field of cooperation in education and training - one of the areas clearly expressing the “special” and “comprehensive” nature of the Vietnam - Laos relationship, in the two provinces that share the same border - Quang Binh and Khammuane. Using statistics as the main research method, this study examines the education and training cooperation between Quang Binh and Khammuane (2000- 2019) on the following aspects: professional development, facilities and financial support, the role of the Association of Overseas Vietnamese. On that basis, the article draws some comments on the achievements and limitations of the cooperation. Some solutions are proposed to tighten and further develop the cooperation between the two provinces in particular and two countries (Vietnam, Laos) in general.