VOV.VN - On the morning of August 13 in Hanoi, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong hosted a reception for Lieutenant General Vongsack Phanthavong, chairman of the National Defence and Security Committee of the NA of the Laos People's Democratic Republic, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Working delegations of the Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Laos on August 12 inspected preparations for the second Vietnam-Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange in Moc Chau district of Vietnam’s Son La province and Sop Bao district in Laos’s Houaphanh province.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone received a delegation of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) on August 7 led by Prof. Dr. Chau Van Minh, member of the Party Central Committee and president of the VAST, who paid a working visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - The police of Hai Chau district in central Da Nang city said on August 6 that they have arrested two Vietnamese men for trafficking a huge amount of drugs from Laos.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the central province of Quang Tri informed the public on August 5 that they had initiated criminal proceedings against a ring that had organised illegal entry and exit activities for others.

VOV.VN - The leaders of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) have sent messages of congratulation to President To Lam of Vietnam on his election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

Vietnam was the second largest importer of Lao products in June this year, with a total value reaching US$115 million, according to the Lao Trade Portal (LTP).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung was granted a third-class Itsala (Freefom) Order of Laos on July 29 for his contributions to enhancing great friendship, special solidary and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during nearly eight years working as ambassador in the neigbouring country.

The Vietnam - Laos Trade Fair 2024 (VIETLAO EXPO), the largest annual trade promotion event co-hosted by the two countries’ Ministries of Industry and Trade, is being held in Vientiane from July 25 to 29.

VOV.VN - An incense-offering ceremony commemorating fallen Vietnamese and Lao combatants was held at the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Relic Site in Keun village, Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province, on July 27 to mark the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.