VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is set to launch a special space aimed at introducing Vietnamese culture, landscapes, and people in Laos to mark the Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

VOV.VN - Thai authorities are discussing the opening of new bus routes with Laos and Vietnam to link popular destinations in the three countries, according to news website laotiantimes.com.

Vietnam and Laos are going to push ahead with the search for and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives while performing duties in the neighbouring country.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Laos, Japan and Cambodia on June 21, while he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Chairman of the Presidential Office of Vietnam Le Khanh Hai hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on June 17 for Khemmani Pholsena, Minister and Chairwoman of the Presidential Office of Laos.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) will host an online consultation session on June 21 to help businesses increase exports to the Lao and Thai markets.

A ceremony was held in the northern Lao province of Oudomxay on June 16 to repatriate eight sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country.

Cooperation and exchange activities across various fields between the central province of Thua Thien - Hue, and Sekong and Salavan provinces of Laos are gradually recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic.

A forum connecting Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Laos and Thailand was held in Vientiane on June 14, aiming to boost their cooperation for the three countries’ development.

Border guards in the northern border province of Dien Bien said they have broken two drug trafficking rings dealing from Laos to Vietnam.