Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and the country’s Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane on September 13.

VOV.VN - Tran Viet Van, 51, a journalist at Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, has been honoured in two different categories at an annual photo contest run by Australia’s Better Photography Magazine.

VOV.VN - Cambodian National Assembly (NA) President Samdech Heng Samrin led a delegation of members of the Cambodian NA on September 12 to visit the Military Telecommunications & Industry Corporation (Viettel).

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between the nation and Laos during the opening eight months of the year surged by 27% to reach US$1.076 billion compared to the same period from last year.

A kindergarten school made of recycled plastic – the first of this kind in Vietnam, was put into operation on September 9 in Cao Son commune in Muong Khuong district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

VOV.VN - As many as 5,300 runners from 48 countries and territories globally are set to compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM 2022) which will be held from September 9 - 11 in the northern highlands town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said he hopes that the state audit agencies of Vietnam and Laos will further enhance the exchange of delegations, training and experience sharing for their auditors.

Nearly 3.4 million entries were recorded in the online quiz on the history of the special Vietnam-Laos, Laos – Vietnam relations after 12 weeks since the contest has been launched (from 4pm on June 13 to 3pm on September 5).

A photo exhibition on the Vietnam - Laos relations kicked off at the National News Agency Centre in Hanoi on September 6.

Major newspapers of Laos on September 5 frontpaged articles and photos marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Laos.