The Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse, Laos’ Champasak province, on January 14 held a press briefing on the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

The Vietnamese Business Association in Laos (AVILA) held a get-together in Vientiane on October 13 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day and honour Vietnamese businesses’ contributions for the socio-economic development of Vietnam and Laos and cooperation between the two countries.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the city’s Party Committee, paid courtesy visits to top leaders of Laos on May 26 during their working visit to the neighbouring country.