Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on March 23 paid courtesy calls to Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane, and Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, head of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Committee, called for the countries’ stronger connections in key areas during talks with his counterpart Khamjane Vongphosy, who is also head of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee, in Vientiane on March 21.

Vietnamese and Lao businesses discussed ways to speed up the implementation of large-scale Vietnamese-invested projects in Laos and seek new cooperation projects of strategic importance during a workshop in Vientiane on March 21.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has sent a congratulatory message to the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on its 67th founding anniversary.

The Pasaxon newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on March 16 front-paged an article highlighting the unique relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong on March 19 had separate meetings with the heads of Lao and Myanmar delegations on the sidelines of the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting (ACDFM-19) in Phnom Penh.

VOV.VN - Vina Phu Quoc Travel Co. Ltd on March 4 welcomed 12 Lao passengers flying private jet to Phu Quoc island city.

VOV.VN- The 12th security co-operation conference between Vietnam and Laos was held in Vientiane on March 3, under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang and his Laotian counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Kongthong Phongvichith.

VOV.VN - A group of 12 Lao businesspeople, including many billionaires, are scheduled to arrive in Phu Quoc island city of Kien Giang province on holiday from March 4-7.

VOV.VN - Local enterprises invested a total of US$36.9 million abroad in January, representing a 11.7 fold-increase compared to the same period from last year, according to figures given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.