VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on January touched down at Wattay International Airport, Vientiane on January 11, staring their two-day visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone.

Pasaxon (The People), the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on January 10 front-paged an article spotlighting the good relationship between Laos and Vietnam, affirming that it has been increasingly consolidated and cultivated.

The upcoming Lao visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is of special significance to the Laos-Vietnam partnership, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumsay Kommasith told Vietnam News Agency.

A number of delegations from Lao agencies and localities have visited their counterparts in the central province of Nghe An ahead of the Vietnamese traditional New Year (Tet), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year, which falls in late January.

The upcoming official visit to Laos by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will create momentum for Vietnam and its neighbour to strengthen their relations, a diplomat has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is due to pay an official visit to Laos and co-chair the 45th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee from January 11-12.

The Canadian International School – Lao Cai (CIS – Lao Cai), the first phase, was inaugurated in Lao Cai city of the northwestern province of the same name on January 8.

The Lao Journalists Association’s website laophattananews.com has recently published an article praising Vietnam’s experiences for good economic growth in the context of global downturn.

VOV.VN - The northern border province of Lao Cai is set to completely resume operation of border gates with the Chinese side as of January 8, said Ha Duc Thuan, vice director of the Management Board of Lao Cai Economic Zone, on January 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 is forecast to reach about US$413.81 billion, thereby ranking 37th in the world, according to the latest projection on the GDP scale for countries globally made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).