VOV.VN - Vietnam's export of cassava and cassava products stood at an estimated 1.07 million tonnes worth US$396 million during the first quarter of the year, a year-on-year increase of 40.3% in volume and 53.3% in value, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Secretary of the Party Committee of the central province of Quang Nam Phan Viet Cuong received Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang on April 12, during which they hoped to enhance collaboration between the Vietnamese locality and Laos’ southern provinces.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by Tran Luu Quang, standing vice secretary of the municipal Party Committee, paid a visit to the Laos Consulate General to mark the occasion of Bunpimay, the traditional Lao New Year Festival.

VOV.VN - Animal husbandry makes up the sector which provides one of the top 20 export commodities of Laos, with China and Thailand joining Vietnam currently being the largest markets for Lao exports.

More than 400 Lao students studying in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue gathered on April 10 night to celebrate Bunpimay, the traditional New Year Festival of Laos.

Foreign ministers of Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia have extended congratulations to Bui Thanh Son on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

A VND42 billion (US$1.82 million) vegetable and fruit processing factory was put into operation in Vung Lai commune, Muong Khuong district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on April 7.

The Lao news agency (KPL) on April 6 run an article highlighting the election of Vietnamese leadership positions.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh alongside Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen extended congratulations to new Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh via their phone talks on April 6.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Dien Bien province announced on April 6 that they have detained and prosecuted four people for attempting to assist groups of Chinese citizens to enter the country before continuing their illegal entry into Laos.