VOV.VN - The export of agricultural products to China through border gates located in the northern province of Lao Cai have been running smoothly since the beginning of 2024, according to local customs officers.

Vietnam stands ready to give Laos further support to ensure information security as the country is taking the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024 with an array of high-level conferences to be held, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said on January 10.

The Military Music and Dance Theatre coordinated with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse and the Military Command of Champasak province of Laos to organise an art performance in Pakse city on January 8 night to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the Lao People's Army (January 20, 1949 - 2024).

VOV.VN - Police operating in Ho Chi Minh City said on January 7 that they have just smashed a major drug trafficking ring transporting illegal substances from Laos to Vietnam, arresting 26 suspects in the process.

A friendship park project funded by the Party Committee and authorities of the northwestern province of Son La was inaugurated at a ceremony in Laos’s Xaysomboun province on January 7.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on January 7, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always gives the highest priority to the special traditional relations with Laos.

VOV.VN - The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos sketched out cooperation plans between the two countries in various fields for 2024, with two-way trade set to rise by 10-15% compared to 2023, at the 46th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-governmental Committee in Hanoi on January 7.

VOV.VN - The Lao government welcomes and creates all favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to successfully invest in the country, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told a joint Vietnam – Laos investment cooperation conference in Hanoi on January 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam stays ready to help Laos fulfil its international responsibilities in 2024, including its role as the ASEAN Chair, so as to enhance Laos’ position and contribute to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the wider world.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will promote ties of great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation by holding increasing reciprocal visit exchanges and implementing cooperation agreements in an effective manner.