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.

A high-level delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Chief of the army’s General Staff and Vice Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong joined a series of meetings in Vientiane on May 10 as part of his trip to Laos.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong announced a gift worth US$1 million from the Party, State, and people of Vietnam to their Laotian counterparts during talks held with General Secretary of the Laos People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on April 10 in Vientiane.

A delegation of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) led by its President Ha Thi Nga paid a courtesy visit to Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou in Vientiane on April 4.

Vietnam has played an active part in the Mekong River Commission (MRC) since this mechanism’s inception, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance in the fourth MRC Summit in Vientiane on April 5 will continue showing the country’s respect for the commission, a diplomat has said.

VOV.VN - Lao Airlines officially put a direct air route from Vientiane to Da Nang into operation on March 30, with the debut flight carrying the first 150 passengers to coastal Vietnamese city from the Lao capital.

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition highlighting world heritage sites in Vietnam and Laos is set to open on April 20 in the Laotian capital of Vientiane as part of activities aimed at strengthening cultural exchanges between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Several Lao newspapers, including the Vientiane Times and Laophattana News, recently published articles highlighting the steady recovery of the Vietnamese tourism industry and its plan to become a leading tourist destination in Southeast Asia.