VOV.VN - The Party General Secretary and President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, presented the National Gold Order, the highest honour of Laos, to visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam in Vientiane on December 1.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers on December 1 emphasised the urgent need for a strict management framework for rare earths, a strategic national resource, to ensure economic efficiency while safeguarding national defence and controlling environmental risks.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam wrote an article titled "50 years of the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mettle, Wisdom, and Achievements the Imprint of the Times".