VOV.VN - The U23 Vietnam national team held their final training session on July 18, ahead of their opening Group B match against U23 Laos on July 19 at Patriot Stadium in Bekasi, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Laos co-hosted a thematic workshop on promoting cross-border e-commerce under the theme Supporting Businesses in the Digital Era in Vientiane on the morning of July 18.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Tran Thanh Man voiced his strong support for enhanced cooperation between the two State audit offices of Vietnam and Laos, during his reception for Viengthavisone Thephachanh, chairman of Laos’ State Audit Organisation, in Hanoi on July 17.

Police in the central province of Nghe An announced on July 14 that they have dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting two suspects and confiscating 60 bricks of heroin and 37 kg of methamphetamine.

VOV.VN - Two local residents have bene killed and three others injured after a landslide destroyed two houses in Khe Que village of Xuan Ai commune, Lao Cai province, on the night of July 13.

VOV.VN - The recognition of the Phong Nha–Ke Bang and Hin Nam No national parks as a joint World Heritage Site stands as a meaningful symbol of the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

VOV.VN - The Border Guard Command and police of Lao Cai province have cracked a large-scale transnational smuggling ring involved in transporting precious metals across the Vietnam–China border.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, paid a courtesy call on Lao Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone on the morning of July 10 as part of a Vietnamese delegation accompanying Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on his official visit

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung paid courtesy calls to Lao Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on July 9, as part of his ongoing visit to the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong paid an official visit to Vientiane on July 8 – 9 where he also co-chaired the 10th Political Consultation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and Laos.