Senior executives from the Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) reported on the progress of a major potash mining and processing project in Khammouane province to Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Vientiane on May 27.

The great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos will continue to deepen and become increasingly effective, affirmed Permanent Vice Chairman of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee Viengsavanh Vilayphone.

The Presidents of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM), the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC), and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) gathered at their fifth conference in Vientiane on April 9.

A Vietnamese delegation led by State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan paid courtesy calls to Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and Permanent Vice President of the Lao National Assembly Sounthone Xayachak in Vientiane on November 25.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, head of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Committee, called for the countries’ stronger connections in key areas during talks with his counterpart Khamjane Vongphosy, who is also head of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee, in Vientiane on March 21.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Laos is estimated at US$1.3 billion in 2021, a year-on-year rise of 30.3%, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Phuong.

The official portal of the Laos – Vietnam Cooperation Committee was put into operation at a ceremony in Vientiane on January 21.