Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai extended greetings on the 47th National Day of Laos (December 2), while visiting the Lao Consulate General on November 30.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) and the Lao Embassy in Vietnam on November 30 presented scholarships to 200 outstanding Lao students learning in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on November 30 received Baykham Khattiya, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Laos, who was in Vietnam for a special meeting on labour, social welfare and human resource development between the two countries.

The first Thailand-Vietnam-Laos Business Forum took place in Udon Thani province of Thailand on November 28, attracting 300 management officials and Vietnamese businesses from the three countries.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and his Lao counterpart Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune co-chaired the seventh Vietnam - Laos Political Consultation on November 25 in Hanoi.

A Vietnamese delegation led by State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan paid courtesy calls to Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and Permanent Vice President of the Lao National Assembly Sounthone Xayachak in Vientiane on November 25.

Vietnam and Laos expect to achieve US$2 billion in two-way trade in the near future, given that the figure surged 28.2% annually to US$1.4 billion in ten months of this year, heard a forum held in Vientiane on November 25.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 20 chaired a conference that examines the Government’s action programme to realize the Politburo’s resolution on socio-economic development and defense-security in the Central Highlands till 2030 with vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - The Thailand-Vietnam-Laos Business Forum 2022 will take place in Udon Thani city of Thailand from November 27 to 29 to enhance trade exchanges and connectivity among businesses from the three countries.

General Luong Cuong, Chairman of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), is leading a delegation to pay an official visit to Laos from November 17-19.