Work on construction of a bauxite-alumina mining industrial complex, one of Vietnam’s largest projects in Lao, began in Dakcheung district, the southern Lao province of Sekong, on December 19.

VOV.VN - Bich Dong pagoda in northern Ninh Binh province, Hang pagoda on Ly Son Island, and Phuoc Dien pagoda in southern An Giang province are considered the most beautiful worship sites hidden in caves nationwide.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Music Festival 2022 will take place from December 19 to 24 in Hoi An – a world cultural heritage site recognized by UNESCO in central Quang Nam province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Team K72, under the jurisdiction of the southern province of Binh Phuoc’s Military Command which is responsible for repatriating the remains of the Vietnamese soldiers who died in Cambodia, unearthed the remains of 39 martyrs after a one-month search.

VOV.VN - The 100-year-old Ba Dai boat building village in Long Hau commune in Dong Thap province was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2015 with dozens of local households seeking ways to preserve their traditional craft.

Vietnam’s Quang Binh AMI Renewables Investment Joint Stocks Company and the Government of Laos on December 8 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a feasibility study on a wind farm development project in Laos’ Savannakhet province.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has paid a visit to Sydney, Australia, to promote mutual trade and investment ties.

VOV.VN - The Tuan Chau International Tourist Complex in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh is scheduled to host Winter Carnival 2022 on December 24.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang binh that houses Son Doong, the largest cave in the world, plans to launch a pilot tour Hung Thoong (Thoong Valley) in the coming months.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Laos’s Luang Prabang province has coordinated with eight northern Lao provinces to organise a ceremony reviewing the Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam Year of Friendship 2022.