Tran Duy Quang and Nguyen Thi Duong triumphed in the 100km race of the Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2020 which concluded in Sa Pa township in northern Lao Cai province.

Army Corps 11 (Thanh An Company) under the Ministry of National Defence on November 19 presented medical supplies and cash totalling US$64,000 to the Lao Ministry of Defence to support the country's soldiers and officers in the fight against COVID-19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting with ministries and sectors on November 17 to review Vietnam-Laos cooperation and discuss preparations for the 43rd meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee slated for early December in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleusay Kommasith has glowingly spoken of Vietnam's leadership role in its capacity as ASEAN Chair, as well as Vietnamese contributions to strengthening the bloc’s role at the regional and international forums.

The Vietnamese government has decided to deliver 1,000 tonnes of rice as relief aid to the Lao government to assist flood-hit people in Savanakhet province.

Lao newspapers devoted their front pages of November 13 editions to highlighting the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, with a focus on appreciating the role of Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair in 2020, and ASEAN’s efforts to fight COVID-19 and boost economic recovery.

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.