VOV.VN - The 2024 Sa Pa autumn festival opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on August 30 to mark the 79th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted receptions in Hanoi on August 29 for Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune and Korean Minister of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups Oh Young-joo.

VOV.VN - An exhibition was held at the GO! Mall Lao Cai on August 29 as part of efforts to introduce typical products of Thailand and Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on August 27 hosted separate receptions for Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, who is on a working visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held online talks on August 27 with his Laotian counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith.

The Vietnamese Party, State, military and people always treasure the special relations with Laos in all circumstances, and bear in mind the valuable support of Laos for the nation during its struggle for national independence in the past and construction and development nowadays, a Vietnamese high-ranking military officer said on August 26.

The State Bank of Vietnam and the Bank of Laos have jointly organised a conference to share experience in promoting the use of respective domestic currencies in bilateral trade and investment cooperation activities to prevent external risks.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man received visiting Lao NA Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity Sommad Pholsena in Hanoi on August 22.

Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) Uong Chu Luu held talks with Lao National Assembly Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity Sommad Pholsena on August 22 in Hanoi, focusing on orientations for cooperation between the two agencies in the coming time.

A delegation from Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and Lao province of Luang Namtha signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two sides at their talks in Dien Bien Phu city on August 22.