The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has held a ceremony to mark the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025) in the capital of Vientiane.

The General Association of Vietnamese People (GAVP) in Laos hosted a programme to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival 2025 in Vientiane on January 13 evening, gathering representatives from its member oganisations in Lao localities.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 12 for a high-ranking delegation from the Lao Ministry of Public Security, led by General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security.

VOV.VN - General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, and General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security of Laos, co-chaired a conference to review the implementation of the 2024 cooperation plan between the two ministries on January 12 in Hanoi.

The Lao Government on January 11 bestowed various prestigious rewards on individuals and collectives in the northern province of Hoa Binh for their contributions to the construction of a high school in Huameuang district, Houaphanh province.

VOV.VN - The central banks of Vietnam and Laos have launched a cross-border QR code payment system, facilitating seamless transactions between the two nations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's January 9-10 visit to Laos, the first foreign trip of a Vietnamese leader this year, has been hailed as a success by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on January 10, as part of his ongoing Laos visit to co-chair the 47th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bounthong Chitmany, Permanent member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Secretariat and State Vice President of Laos in Vientiane on January 10.

Memorial and reburial services for the remains of some Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime were held at the Tong Khao martyrs’ cemetery in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on January 10.