A joint operation of Vietnamese and Lao police have dismantled a major cross-border online gambling ring that enabled thousands of people to place illegal bets worth nearly VND1.3 trillion (US$50 million), Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security said on May 23.

A memorial and burial ceremony was held on May 23 at Hue city Martyrs’ Cemetery for the remains of 10 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed in Laos during the war.

A hybrid forum on promoting the East-West economic corridor and a trade-tourism fair took place in the Lao southern province of Sekong on May 23, co-organised by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse and Sekong authorities.

A ceremony to commemorate, hand over and repatriate the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives during the war in Laos was held on May 21 at the Military Command Headquarters of Salavan province in southern Laos.

VOV.VN - The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project, one of Vietnam’s important rail routes connecting it with China, is set to break ground on December 19 this year, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a government meeting in Hanoi on May 20 evening.

VOV.VN - Border guards in Vietnam’s central Quang Tri province have launched criminal proceedings against a Lao national for illegal possession of a large quantity of drugs in the border town of Lao Bao, near Vietnam – Laos border.

VOV.VN - The administration of Nghe An province on May 20 held a ceremony to rebury 76 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died during their noble international missions in Laos in the past.

VOV.VN - Severe flooding triggered by torrential rain over the past two days has left five people dead and three injured across several northern provinces of Vietnam, including Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held at the Ngoc Hoi Martyrs' Cemetery in the Central highland province of Kon Tum on May 16 to rebury the remains of 26 martyrs repatriated from Laos and Cambodia during the 2024-2025 dry season.

VOV.VN - The Quang Nam provincial Border Guard Command said on May 16 they have arrested a suspect for illegally transporting over 14 kilograms of narcotics from Laos into Vietnam.