VOV.VN - A memorial and requiem ceremony for the heroic Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and Lao national heroes was held in Luang Prabang on December 22 to honour and remember those who sacrificed their lives for independence, freedom, and noble international missions.

VOV.VN - Frost appeared on the Fansipan mountain peak in Sa Pa town in the northern Lao Cai province on the early morning of December 23 as the temperature plunged to below one degree Celsius.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the construction site of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project and attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a social housing project in Lao Cai city in the northern mountainous province of the same name on December 22.

VOV.VN - Over the past few days, residents of flood and landslide-hit Nu Village in Bao Yen district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have been busy stabilising their lives in a new resettlement area which is built about two km from the old village.

Vietnamese Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh and his Lao counterpart Phayvy Sibualipha co-chaired the 6th expanded judicial conference of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces in Vientiane on December 19.

An art programme featuring performances of artists and students from the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school took place in the Lao capital of Vientiane on December 19, marking the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.

Defence collaboration is an important pillar in the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed on December 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have vowed to effectively implement defense cooperation mechanisms, including the 2025–2029 defense cooperation protocol and the 2025 defense cooperation plan.

VOV.VN - Laos Minister of National Defense Khamliang Outhakaysone on December 18 began an official visit to Vietnam where he is scheduled to attend the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024 and celebrations marking 80 years of the Vietnam People’s Army.

VOV.VN - Laos gives top priority to enhancing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, reaffirmed top leaders of Laos during their separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Vientiane on December 17.