The women's unions of the central province of Quang Binh and the Lao province of Khammouane solidified their partnership on August 14 with the signing of a new cooperation agreement for the 2024-2026 period.

VOV.VN - Children from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13 as part of an ongoing international exchange programme taking place in the southern city.

VOV.VN - On the morning of August 13 in Hanoi, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong hosted a reception for Lieutenant General Vongsack Phanthavong, chairman of the National Defence and Security Committee of the NA of the Laos People's Democratic Republic, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Working delegations of the Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Laos on August 12 inspected preparations for the second Vietnam-Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange in Moc Chau district of Vietnam’s Son La province and Sop Bao district in Laos’s Houaphanh province.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone received a delegation of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) on August 7 led by Prof. Dr. Chau Van Minh, member of the Party Central Committee and president of the VAST, who paid a working visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - The police of Hai Chau district in central Da Nang city said on August 6 that they have arrested two Vietnamese men for trafficking a huge amount of drugs from Laos.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the central province of Quang Tri informed the public on August 5 that they had initiated criminal proceedings against a ring that had organised illegal entry and exit activities for others.

VOV.VN - The leaders of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) have sent messages of congratulation to President To Lam of Vietnam on his election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

Vietnam was the second largest importer of Lao products in June this year, with a total value reaching US$115 million, according to the Lao Trade Portal (LTP).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung was granted a third-class Itsala (Freefom) Order of Laos on July 29 for his contributions to enhancing great friendship, special solidary and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during nearly eight years working as ambassador in the neigbouring country.