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.

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.