The Vietnam Consulate General in the Lao northern province of Luang Prabang and the local Laos – Vietnam Friendship Association have kicked off a host of events to mark the Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

VOV.VN - The central province of Ha Tinh on May 17 held a memorial and burial ceremony for 11 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during international missions.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on May 17 welcomed Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Laos, considering it a milestone in the special relationship between the two countries.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and General Secretary of the Laos People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President Thongloun Sisoulith hailed the positive development of the great friendship, special solidarity, and all-around co-operation between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 15 asked Vietnamese businesses investing in Laos to make a greater effort to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and grasp post-pandemic opportunities in the new normal offered by the two countries.

VOV.VN - A high-raking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Wattay airport on May 15, beginning an official three day visit to Laos at the invitation of the Laos National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh in Washington D.C on May 13 afternoon (US time) on the occasion of their attending the ASEAN-US Special Summit.

The official visit to Laos by Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue holds great significance and will actively contribute to the great relationship between the two legislative bodies and their countries, said a Lao leader.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 13 received Viengthong Siphandone, president of the Lao People’s Supreme Court, who is in Hanoi for a visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party sent a congratulatory message to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the 47th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30).