Home to more than 500 Vietnamese-language books, the Vietnamese Bookcase at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane has become a familiar destination for students of the pagoda’s free Vietnamese classes, serving as a bridge nurturing a love for the Vietnamese language, culture, and knowledge among the Lao community.

VOV.VN - The Quang Tri Provincial Border Guard on October 5 dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting two Lao nationals and seizing 500 kilograms of synthetic drugs.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on October 3 chaired a meeting in Hanoi with ministries, agencies, localities and enterprises to review progress in Vietnam-Laos cooperation projects.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and central Vietnam and left casualties, property and crop losses.

A ceremony to present financial support to the teachers of the Nguyen Du Lao – Vietnamese bilingual school was held on October 1 in Vientiane, marking the fourth consecutive year that the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has extended this assistance.

VOV.VN - The Lao Cultural Week in Vietnam 2025 will take place from October 1 to 7 in Hanoi and northern Thanh Hoa province, under the 2021-2025 cooperation plan between Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Laos’ Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Authorities at the Cau Treo International Border Gate, Ha Tinh province, have arrested a drug trafficker for transporting 14kg of drugs from Laos into Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on September 30 signed MoUs on cooperation with the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Committees of Vientiane capital and Champasak province, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No.2160/QD-TTg, promulgating a plan to implement the Trade Agreement between the governments of Vietnam and Laos.