The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on January 5 sent a message of congratulations to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on its 12th National Congress.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve as a strategic bridge, directly contributing to high-quality human resources development and sustainable growth in each country.

A memorial and burial ceremony was held on December 31 at Tong Khao Martyrs’ Cemetery in Thanh Nua commune, the northern province of Dien Bien, for the remains of 10 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and his Lao counterpart Maythong Thammavongsa co-chaired the 34th annual meeting between the Vietnamese and Lao border delegations in Vientiane, Laos, from December 25 to December 27, 2025.

VOV.VN - A serious traffic accident occurred in Lao Cai on December 27 when a passenger bus carrying a charity group from Hanoi overturned, leaving nine people dead.

The Quang Tri Border Guard Command and the police of Laos' Salavan province on December 26 held their 2025 annual talks to review cooperation results over the past year and agree on orientations for future collaboration.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos Youth Festival 2025 officially opened on the morning of December 26 in Kon Tum ward, central Quang Ngai province, jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union and the Cambodian Youth Federation.

VOV.VN - The Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge No. 5 was officially inaugurated over the Mekong River on December 25, marking the national boundary between Bolikhamxay province of Laos and Buengkan province of Thailand.

VOV.VN - After four decades of carrying out the Doi Moi (renewal) process, Vietnam has remained steadfast on the socialist path, pursued sound development policies, recorded notable socio-economic gains and steadily enhanced its international standing, according to Somsavath Lengsavad, former Politburo member and former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held an incense-offering ceremony to honour war heroes and martyrs at the Lao – Vietnam Combatant Alliance relic site in Keun village of Thulakhom district, Vientiane province, on December 21.