The official visit to Vietnam by Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh from January 8-10 will be the opening of the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year, aiming to further foster the special ties between the two countries amid the complicated regional and world situation.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association held a get-together on January 7 to mark 43 years since the victory in the Southwestern border defence war and the joint victory on January 7, 1979 of Vietnam and Cambodia over the genocidal regime.

VOV.VN - More than 100 black-and-white and colourful photos capturing the friendly relations between Vietnam and India have been put on display at an exhibition held at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum.

German medical professor Horst Klinkmann has been decorated with an Order of Friendship in recognition of his remarkable contributions to Vietnam’s healthcare sector and the Vietnam - Germany relations.

VOV.VN - A ground-breaking ceremony for the Vietnam – Laos Friendship Vocational School was held in Nong Bok district of Khammouane province on January 5.

Deputy Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam Dang The Vinh was elected President of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association (VAFA) for the 2021-2026 tenure during the association's second national conference in Hanoi on December 30.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended and delivered a speech at a meeting with the India-Vietnam Friendship Association during his recent visit to India.

VOV.VN - Despite being heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam and Laos still maintain regular high-level visits and meetings in various appropriate forms.

With its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development as well as diversification and multilateralisation of external relations, Vietnam has affirmed its rising role and position in the region and the world.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Cambodia on December 21 – 22 demonstrated the good relationship between the two countries and further stepped up bilateral cooperation.