An economic and trade promotion conference between Vietnam’s Lao Cai province and Dali city of China’s Yunnan province took place in Lao Cai ward on October 21, marking an important step toward strengthening friendship and practical cooperation between the two localities.

The Border Guard Command of Quang Tri province and the Military Command of Savannakhet province (Laos) have jointly organised a border protection exercise aimed at preventing illegal migration and cross-border movements along the Vietnam–Laos border.

Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) on October 15 announced the launch of Unitel Logistics in Laos, marking its strategic expansion into the logistics and international transportation infrastructure sector as it moves towards becoming a global technology corporation.

A joint emergency response drill for cross-border infectious diseases was held in Jiangcheng county, Pu'er city, China’s Yunnan province on October 14 - 15 as part of the Vietnam-China-Laos Cross-Border Infectious Disease Emergency Response Drill 2025.

The annual meeting of the defence ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia took place in the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening defence cooperation in training, exercises, and human resource development, aiming to concretise key areas of cooperation in the coming time.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Laos trade surged 57% to a decade-high US$2.36 billion over the nine-month period of 2025, driven by strong export growth across key sectors, according to Vietnam Customs.

The foreign ministries of Laos and Vietnam will continue to effectively implement their cooperation agreement, the joint action programme on economic diplomacy, and other bilateral mechanisms to further strengthen ties across fields, a Vietnamese diplomat said.

A delegation from Laos' Oudomxay province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Governor Vongsavanh Saynhavong paid a working visit to Dien Bien province on October 9 to exchange experience in operating the two-tier local administration model.

VOV.VN - Authorities in Dong Cuong commune, northern Lao Cai province, working with functional forces, have safely disposed of a large unexploded bomb weighing nearly 300 kilograms and measuring about 1.2 meters in length.