The Embassy of Laos in Vietnam and Viet–Lao AZ JSC on November 14 co-organised the 2025 Laos–Vietnam Investment and Trade Promotion Conference in Hanoi, aiming to translate high-level commitments into concrete cooperation opportunities to expand bilateral trade and investment.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has expressed his hope that senior Lao leaders will continue to direct relevant agencies to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses operating in Laos, particularly encouraging major Vietnamese corporations to invest and contribute to the country’s socio-economic development.

Vietnamese Consul General in Luang Prabang Vu Ngoc Ly on October 23 presented his credentials to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Border Guard Command of Quang Tri province and the Military Command of Savannakhet province (Laos) have jointly organised a border protection exercise aimed at preventing illegal migration and cross-border movements along the Vietnam–Laos border.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Laos trade surged 57% to a decade-high US$2.36 billion over the nine-month period of 2025, driven by strong export growth across key sectors, according to Vietnam Customs.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No.2160/QD-TTg, promulgating a plan to implement the Trade Agreement between the governments of Vietnam and Laos.

The 63-year diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Laos stand as a vivid testament to a partnership marked by loyalty, purity, and a commitment to mutual preservation, said Col. Saveng Dennamonh, Political Commissar of the ethnic boarding school of the Lao People’s Army (LPA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam gives top priority to strengthening the great relations, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, reaffirmed National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man during his meeting with Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on September 2.

VOV.VN - Tripchaining - the practice of combining multiple destinations into a single journey - is becoming increasingly popular globally, including in the Greater Mekong Subregion, according to Euronews.