Permanent Vice Chairman of the Mass Mobilisation Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Pham Tat Thang held talks with Vice President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Inlavanh Keobounphanh in Hanoi on November 14.

VOV.VN - Border guards of Thanh Hoa province, central Vietnam, confirmed on November 13 that they had arrested a Lao national for transporting a huge quantity of synthetic drugs into Vietnam.

The 23rd Vietnam - China international trade fair is being held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from November 10-15.

Phase one of the upgrade of Bo De Pagoda, a Vietnamese pagoda in the central Lao province of Khammouane, was inaugurated at a ceremony on November 12.

The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Festival was held in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 11.

VOV.VN - Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommsith will visit Vietnam and co-chair the 10th Vietnam-Laos Foreign Minister-level Political Consultation from November 21 to November 23 following the invitation by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

From November 9, residents in Vientiane capital city and foreign tourists to Laos can easily book a taxi of Green & Smart Mobility (GSM), a company of VinFast - the electric vehicle (EV) maker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, through the Xanh SM Laos application on the App Store and Play Store, or also rent a car directly on the road.

President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong received the newly accredited ambassadors of Venezuela and Laos, who came to present their credentials in Hanoi on November 8.

VOV.VN - Vu Hai Ha, chairman of the National Assembly (NA)'s Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired an online meeting on November 8 with the Foreign Affairs Committees of Laos and Cambodian NAs regarding preparations for the first Parliamentary Summit of the three countries, which is set to take place in the Lao capital of Vientiane in December.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang on October 30 met Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Seiba, and ASEAN Secretary General Cao Kim Hourn on the sidelines of the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.