VOV.VN - These days as the traditional lunar New Year Festival (Tet) is drawing near, markets in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, are often vibrant and bustling with a wide variety of traditional items such as bánh chưng (Vietnamese sticky rice cake), Tet sweets, clothing, and decorations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will deepen defense and security cooperation and strive to create breakthroughs in economic, trade, and investment cooperation.

VOV.VN - Speaking at the first plenary session of the ongoing 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) in Vientiane, Laos, on October 19, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man affirmed that parliamentary cooperation is key to realizing the ASEAN Community Vision.

VOV.VN - The 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) opened at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos, with the participation of delegations from member parliaments, observers, and development partners of AIPA.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bounthong Chitmany, permanent member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Secretariat and Vice President of Laos, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on October 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN - Japan, ASEAN Plus Three (China, the Republic of Korea, Japan), and ASEAN - Australia Summits in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau affirmed their determination to further deepen the Vietnam-Canada comprehensive partnership while meeting on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam urged ASEAN and China to promote strategic connectivity, while addressing the 27th ASEAN-China summit in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam and President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea vowed to further cultivate and expand the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the RoK during their meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits.

VOV.VN - The 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits opened in Vientiane, Laos, on October 9, demonstrating the grouping’s resolve to enhance connectivity and resilience in a rapidly changing world.