Lao Consul General in HCMC Phimpha Keomixay on August 22 was awarded an insignia “For peace and friendship among nations” by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).
Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the HCMC Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue hosted a reception for a delegation of Laos’s Alunmay Magazine on August 14.
Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane on the sidelines of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 7.
Laos plans to start using QR code transactions with neighbouring countries – Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia – from the fourth quarter of this year, according to Lao media.
The construction project of a road connecting districts of the central coastal province of Quang Nam was kicked off on July 19, contributing to completing the transport network in the Central and the Central Highlands regions.
A working group of Vietnamese cultural heritage experts is helping Khammouane Province of Laos to prepare a dossier for UNESCO recognition of Hin Namno as a World Natural Heritage Site.
Officials of Salavan province of Laos and central Thua Thien-Hue province of Vietnam have signed a MoU on cooperation in protecting forests, forest products and wildlife in the border areas of the two localities in the 2023-2028 period.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will restore its Hanoi (Vietnam)-Luang Prabang (Laos)-Siem Reap (Cambodia) route on the first day of July, with a frequency of three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 20 for Thongsavanh Phomvihane, head of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.
The forum for technology and innovative startups ‘Tech – Innovation Laos – Vietnam 2023’ has just been co-held in Vientiane by Vietnam’s Science-Technology Ministry and Laos’ Technology-Communications Ministry.
President Vo Van Thuong had separate meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on April 10 as part of his official visit to Laos.
Construction of an upgrading project of a memorial complex dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh financed by HCMC was kicked off on April 9 in Savannakhet province, Laos.
President Vo Van Thuong left Hanoi on April 10 morning for an official visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City high-ranking officials led by Chairman HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai arrived in Vientiane, beginning a five-day official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic from April 7-11.
Vietnam’s hosting of the upcoming IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians once again affirms the country’s commitments, as well as its great attention to the role of the youth in global issues.
The Customs Department of the central province of Quang Tri said on March 11 that they had coordinated with the provincial police and border guard to break up a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam.