Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien received Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang in Hanoi on October 8.

Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi has presented US$20,000 to Luang Prabang province of Laos to help with the Lao northern province’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Venerable Thich Minh Quang, head monk of the Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, has handed over to the Lao Front for National Construction LAK25 million worth of essential goods (about over VND50 million) to help people who are being severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen; and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held a meeting in Hanoi on September 26.

VOV.VN - Despite the complicated nature of developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese overseas investment during the opening nine months of the year surged by 32.4% on-year to reach US$572.3 million, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Foreign Affairs Committees of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam issued a joint statement at their 8th conference on September 23, covering different aspects, including the COVID-19 fight.

The Border Guard Command of Quang Binh province on September 19 presented medical supplies to their counterpart in the Lao border province of Khammouane, to help with the province's efforts to respond to COVID-19.

A state-level funeral was held in Hanoi on September 15 for General Phung Quang Thanh, former Politburo member, former Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and former Minister of National Defence.

VOV.VN - The 39th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM 39) and associated meetings opened with the theme of “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”, is underway from September 13 to September 16 via an online format.

VOV.VN - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the government and people of Vietnam on the 76th National Day (September 2), saying the US looks forward to working closely with the country to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic.