A story-telling competition on Vietnam-Laos friendship was launched in Hanoi on May 9, as part of a special communications campaign for the 60th founding anniversary of the nations’ diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962-2022).

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Lao topped US$403 million in the first quarter of this year, up 19.2% over the same period last year, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and his Lao counterpart Khampheng Xaysompheng co-chaired the 12th Vietnam-Laos border trade development co-operation conference on April 11 in Vientiane.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, head of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Committee, called for the countries’ stronger connections in key areas during talks with his counterpart Khamjane Vongphosy, who is also head of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee, in Vientiane on March 21.

The Pasaxon newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on March 16 front-paged an article highlighting the unique relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh have witnessed the signing and handing over of nine co-operation documents between the governments, ministries, agencies, and enterprises of the two countries.

VOV.VN - The 44th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation was held on the morning of January 10 in Hanoi under the co-chairmanship of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Laotian counterpart Phankham Viphavanh.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Gen. Phankham Viphavanh co-chaired the 44th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation on the morning of January 10.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Laos is estimated at US$1.3 billion in 2021, a year-on-year rise of 30.3%, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Phuong.

VOV.VN - An official visit to Vietnam by Politburo member and Prime Minister of Laos Phankham Viphavanh from January 8 – 10 will serve to contribute to reinforcing the special solidarity and relationship between the two countries.