VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will deepen cooperation in public communications and mass mobilisation as both countries prepare for their upcoming national Party congresses.

The inauguration and official handover ceremony of the Laos-Vietnam friendship hospital in Houaphanh province, northern Laos, took place on December 4.

Green and Smart Mobility JSC (GSM) announced on December 4 that its Lao subsidiary has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Business Association in Laos (AVILA) to expand electric taxi services in Vientiane, meeting the growing demand for green transport.

Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Prof. Nguyen Xuan Thang held talks with Dr. Khamphanh Kheuyavong, head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Propaganda and Training Commission.

The 48th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, co-chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, has marked an important milestone in deepening the two countries’ special relationship and elevating it to a new strategic level.

VOV.VN - Work started on the construction of the National Political-Administrative Academy for southern Laos in Champasak province on December 3.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 3 for Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Laos' Salavan province Padeumphone Sonthany, who is in Vietnam for a study and thematic exchange visit.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 3 met with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, vowing to strengthen the neighbours’ long-standing special relationship and expand cooperation as both countries enter new development phases.

VOV.VN - U22 Vietnam on December 3 began their SEA Games 33 campaign with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over U22 Laos at Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand, in a match marked by a controversial refereeing decision.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have reaffirmed their commitment to elevating strategic cooperation between the two countries in economic, trade, and infrastructure development, aiming for shared prosperity and sustainable growth.