Vietjet inaugurated a new route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Vientiane (Laos) on February 25, expanding opportunities for economic development, tourism, and cultural exchange between Vietnam and Laos.

Work started on the upgrade of Phat Tich Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane, on December 29.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue met with representatives of over 160 Vietnamese enterprises in Laos on December 5.

VOV.VN -Vietnamese and Laotian enterprises signed nine memoranda of understanding (MoUs) targeting a broad array of co-operation areas at a trade connection conference between Hanoi and Lao businesses held on November 24 in Vientiane.

VOV.VN - Lavie International Hospital for Vietnamese expatriates in Laos was inaugurated in Vientiane capital on November 18.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Atsaphangthong Siphandone, mayor of the Lao capital of Vientiane in Hanoi on October 4.

The Association of Vietnamese People in Vientiane on September 26 evening held a Mid-Autumn Festival at Phat Tich pagoda for Vietnamese children living in Laos.

Two schools and two people in Vietnam were honoured at the 4th ASEAN Eco-Schools and 2nd ASEAN Youth Eco-Champions Awards, respectively, within the framework of the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in Vientiane on August 23.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen Nguyen Duy Ngoc held talks with his Lao counterpart Khamkinh Phuilamanivong in Vientiane on August 10.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade and the Vientiane Department of Industry and Trade of Laos held a conference on July 3 in Hanoi as part of efforts to share experience in State management in the field of industry and trade.