A business networking event was held in Lao Cai province on March 14 to advance the Prime Minister’s vision of transforming the northern border locality into a trade and economic hub connecting Vietnam and ASEAN with southwest China.

A conference was held in Vientiane on March 14 to promote the use of the Lao kip (LAK) and the Vietnam dong (VND) in payments for goods and services between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on March 13 issued a decision on the results of its review regarding anti-evasion measures applied to certain cane sugar products imported from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar.

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak and the Lao province of Attapeu on March 11 signed a cooperation agreement covering education-training, agriculture, healthcare, culture, sports and tourism, as part of the ongoing 9th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.

A quiz on the Vietnamese language has been held for Lao teachers at the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane on the occasion of 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day.

A grand requiem took place at Phat Tich Pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane on the evening of March 6 to honour the fallen soldiers and victims from both Vietnam and Laos, including the 64 Vietnamese soldiers who perished in the 1988 Gac Ma battle in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly).

Thong Nhat Secondary School in the central Lao province of Khammouane stands as a symbol of the enduring bond between Vietnam and Laos, where lessons in Vietnamese culture and history are taught with dedication.

Defence cooperation has remained a key pillar in Vietnam-Laos relations, significantly strengthening political trust and the close bond between the two countries' armies, Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang affirmed on March 5.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh lauded defence cooperation between Vietnam and Laos as an important pillar in bilateral relations, during his reception for Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army in Hanoi on March 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will share experience and provide training to assist Laos in establishing a United Nations peacekeeping force, said General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of Defence.