The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and central Vietnam and left casualties, property and crop losses.

A ceremony to present financial support to the teachers of the Nguyen Du Lao – Vietnamese bilingual school was held on October 1 in Vientiane, marking the fourth consecutive year that the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has extended this assistance.

VOV.VN - The Lao Cultural Week in Vietnam 2025 will take place from October 1 to 7 in Hanoi and northern Thanh Hoa province, under the 2021-2025 cooperation plan between Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Laos’ Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Authorities at the Cau Treo International Border Gate, Ha Tinh province, have arrested a drug trafficker for transporting 14kg of drugs from Laos into Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on September 30 signed MoUs on cooperation with the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Committees of Vientiane capital and Champasak province, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No.2160/QD-TTg, promulgating a plan to implement the Trade Agreement between the governments of Vietnam and Laos.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 29 chaired a meeting of the Government’s standing members to review the first session of the Vietnam – China Joint Committee on Railway Cooperation and the progress of key agreements, including the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway project.

A workshop and hands-on training on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics education was held in Kaysone Phomvihane city in Savannakhet province of Laos on September 26-27, attracting a large number of officials and teachers from both Vietnam and Laos.

Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) of Vietnam and the Lao Asia Telecom under the Lao Ministry of National Defence, has been recognised as the telecom operator with the best network infrastructure in Laos.