VOV.VN - Several Lao media outlines have published articles detailing the official friendship visit to Laos by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, all of which conclude that the two-day trip from August 9 to August 10 was a success.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-ranking Party and State delegation arrived at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi on August 10 evening, concluding their two-day official friendship visit to Laos.

Vietnamese officials met in Vientiane on August 9 with their Lao counterparts to discuss ways to step up bilateral cooperation in industry, trade and justice as they were accompanying President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his ongoing official visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane warmly welcomed President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Vientiane on August 10, saying Phuc’s visit to Laos will help further tighten the close relationship between the two countries.

Sixteen units and 41 officers of the Lao Ministry of Public Security were honoured with noble orders of the Vietnamese State on August 9.

Chairman of the People's Committee of the Vietnamese northern province of Bac Giang Le Anh Duong had a meeting with Khamlieng Outthakaison, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Governor of Xaysomboun province of Laos in Vientiane on August 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese senior leaders have extended congratulations to their Singaporean counterparts on the island city-state’s 56th National Day (August 9).

Sixty years have passed since the US army dropped tens of millions of extremely toxic chemicals on various areas across the south of Vietnam, but their devastating impact still lingers, destroying the environment and claiming the lives of many generations of Agent Orange (AO) victims.

VOV.VN - A number of Laotian media outlets have run headlines detailing the official friendship visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc from August 9 to August 10 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on August 9 left Hanoi for an official friendship visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic from August 9-10.