VOV.VN - Sixty years ago on September 5, 1962, Vietnam and Laos established diplomatic ties to lay the firm foundations for the two sides to stand shoulder to shoulder in overcoming difficulties and reaping great achievements in national development and international integration.

A conference to promote cooperation between six Vietnamese localities and four southern provinces of Laos has been held in Pakse, the Lao province of Champasak.

VOV.VN - The Lao ambassadors to Thailand, Australia, and Germany visited the Vietnamese embassies in the three respective countries on August 31 to offer congratulations on the upcoming 77th National Day of Vietnam on September 2.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang on August 31 held a ceremony to mark 60 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Laos and 45 years of the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty between the two countries.

The central province of Ha Tinh, which borders two Lao provinces, on August 30 held a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962 – 2022) and 45 years of the Vietnam – Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 – 2022).

Lao Deputy Ambassador to Russia Vongvilay Thiphalangsy has offered his best wishes to the Party, State and people of Vietnam during his visit to the Vietnamese embassy in the country on the occasion of the 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

VOV.VN - The third version of the Vietnam-Laos cultural, sports and tourism exchange is scheduled to take place in early October in the northern mountain province of Dien Bien, according to details provided by the Dien Bien Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - The 60th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations (1962-2022) and 45 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (1977-2022) were marked on August 30 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the Politburo and secretary of Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee, received visiting officials from the Lao capital of Vientiane and Champasak and Savannakhet provinces on August 29.

A symposium highlighting the 60-year diplomatic relations and 45 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between Laos and Vietnam was held by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Theory Council in Vientiane on August 29.