The Vietnam Consulate General in the Lao northern province of Luang Prabang and the local Laos – Vietnam Friendship Association have kicked off a host of events to mark the Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

VOV.VN - Ri Ho Jun, chargé d'affaires of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Embassy in Vietnam, on May 26 presented prizes to Vietnamese winners of the 32nd April Spring Friendship Art Festival in Pyongyang.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the city’s Party Committee, paid courtesy visits to top leaders of Laos on May 26 during their working visit to the neighbouring country.

An photo exhibition on the solidarity and friendship between the Visegrad Group (V4 - comprising Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia )and Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Romania and the National University of Music Bucharest jointly staged a concert to foster the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Romania.

VOV.VN - A friendship concert is scheduled to take place on May 28 at the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 27th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties.

Nine Vietnamese provinces and 10 Lao provinces along the shared borderline will participate in the third cultural, sports and tourism exchange festival, scheduled to be held in the northern province of Dien Bien in September.

An international workshop titled ‘Smart city: Experiences from some countries in western and northern Europe and Da Nang’s vision’ took place in the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 20, gathering experts and representatives of embassies, consulates general, and trade associations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Denmark Luong Thanh Nghi says he expects the Denmark-Vietnam Friendship Organisation (DAVIFO) will continue to carry out more exchanges, especially among young people, to promote mutual understanding and close bonds between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Major newspapers from Laos, including Pasaxon,PathetLao Daily, Vientiane May, and Vientiane Times published news and photos of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Laos on their frontpages, as well as running articles of the visit’s significance to bilateral ties.