President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-ranking Party and State delegation arrived at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi on August 10 evening, concluding their two-day official friendship visit to Laos.

More than VND2 trillion (US$87.1 million) worth of goods, medical equipment and cash, donated in support of Ho Chi Minh City’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, has been distributed promptly, the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee announced on August 9.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Vietnamese Trade Office in the Netherlands on August 9 organised a virtual consultation serving the export of agro-aquatic products to the European market.

A photo exhibition themed “Vietnam Stories” introducing the most realistic and vivid images of the life of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic by photographer Jindřich Štreit is taking place in western Plzeň city.

Vietnamese officials met in Vientiane on August 9 with their Lao counterparts to discuss ways to step up bilateral cooperation in industry, trade and justice as they were accompanying President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his ongoing official visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane warmly welcomed President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Vientiane on August 10, saying Phuc’s visit to Laos will help further tighten the close relationship between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the United States in the first half of the year witnessed robust growth, climbing to over US$50 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will send seven athletes to compete in weightlifting, swimming, and track-and-field at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games which will get underway between August 24 and September 5 in Japan.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien met with his Lao counterpart Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Vientiane on August 9.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has suggested Vietnam and Laos boost cooperation in institution-policy, infrastructure and human resources in the time ahead.