Since it's official membership to the Association of Southeast Asian Region (ASEAN) in 1995, Vietnam has made remarkable contributions to the regional bloc.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have affirmed that they will give top priority to the sound relations, and special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their phone talks on November 10.

VOV.VN - The value of import-export turnover between Vietnam and Laos has increased again after more than half a year of slowdown due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with two-way trade turnover reaching nearly US$740 million by late September, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Laos.

VOV.VN - Mui Ne in Binh Thuan province, on Vietnam’s south central coast, has been officially recognized as a national tourism area.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung handed over 30,000 face masks to Sounthone Sayachak, head of the External Affairs Commission of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, as a gift from the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Foreign Affairs Commission in an effort to help the neighbouring country tackle the pandemic.

VOV.VN - Approximately 300 Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian students participated in a cultural exchange at the Ao Dai Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane co-chaired their fifth political consultation via a video conference on October 29.

VOV.VN - The past ten months has witnessed local firms invest in 13 new projects throughout Australia whilst increasing capital for two projects, with total newly registered and additional investment capital reaching US$101.8 million, accounting for 21.3% of the nation’s total outward investment capital.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a fundraising ceremony on October 25 to support people in flood-hit areas of central Vietnam.

Viet Van Tran, a photographer from the Lao Dong newspaper, has been selected to join others of a free-to-enter online Salon of Photography, entitled “The Connected World: 2020” capturing moments of time in the US and around the world this year.