The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and localities of Laos will boost their cooperation in various areas, particularly education and training, and agriculture, according to officials from both sides.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man received Vice President of the Lao NA Sommad Pholsena in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 21 on the sidelines of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) Executive Committee’s Meeting and the Francophone parliamentary cooperation forum on sustainable agriculture, food security, and climate change.

Deputy Director of the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (NAPPA) Daosavanh Kheuamixay has praised Vietnam's impressive socio-economic achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over nearly four decades of doi moi (renewal) since 1986.

The Vietnamese embassies in Singapore and Brunei and the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane, Laos have organised activities for Vietnamese there to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will take on Laos in an opening Group F match of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers, third round, at Binh Duong stadium in the south on March 25, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has held a ceremony to mark the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025) in the capital of Vientiane.

The General Association of Vietnamese People (GAVP) in Laos hosted a programme to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival 2025 in Vientiane on January 13 evening, gathering representatives from its member oganisations in Lao localities.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 12 for a high-ranking delegation from the Lao Ministry of Public Security, led by General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security.

VOV.VN - General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, and General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security of Laos, co-chaired a conference to review the implementation of the 2024 cooperation plan between the two ministries on January 12 in Hanoi.

The Lao Government on January 11 bestowed various prestigious rewards on individuals and collectives in the northern province of Hoa Binh for their contributions to the construction of a high school in Huameuang district, Houaphanh province.