Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and his Lao counterpart, Senior Lieutenant General Vanthong Kongmany, met in Vientiane on October 9.

PM Le Minh Hung’s visits to Laos and Cambodia carry significant political and diplomatic importance, helping strengthen political trust, advance bilateral cooperation and create new development opportunities, Foreign  Minister Le Hoai Trung has said.

VN has handed over a population management and citizen identification system to Laos, where more than 400,000 electronic ID cards have already been issued with Vietnamese technical assistance, marking a major step in bilateral digital cooperation.

PM Le Minh Hung and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith attended and delivered remarks at the Vietnam-Laos Investment Promotion Conference in Vientiane on the afternoon of October 8 as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to Laos.

PM Le Minh Hung had a meeting with President of the Lao National Assembly Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on October 8.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received an official welcome in Vientiane on October 8, as the two neighbors prepared for high-level talks and the expected signing of more than 10 cooperation agreements.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will visit Laos and Cambodia from Oct. 8-10, his first trips to the two neighboring countries since taking office, as Hanoi seeks to deepen political and economic ties with both nations.

Vietnam’s Dien Bien province and Luang Prabang province of Laos have agreed to complete internal procedures in 2026 and coordinate bilateral procedures to upgrade the Huoi Puoc-Na Son border gate into an international one in 2027.

More than 100 signature products from Vietnam and Laos will be showcased and sold directly at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang street in Hanoi from October 1-4 during the Vietnam-Laos Product Week.

Border forces from Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province and Laos’ Khammouane Province held a joint exercise on Sept. 15 targeting armed drug trafficking across the shared border.

An inter-sectoral coordination group from Vietnam and Laos conducted an inspection in the northwestern province of Dien Bien from August 26 to 28.

Vietnam's National Assembly observed a minute of silence this morning in memory of Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane before opening its first extraordinary session.

Vietnam will observe two days of national mourning for Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of Laos Xaysomphone Phomvihane from August 10 to 11.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 9 led a high-ranking Vietnamese Party and State delegation to Laos to pay respects to Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane, who passed away on August 8.

A signing ceremony for an MoU on scientific cooperation between the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (NAPPA) took place in Vientiane, Laos, on August 5.

Vietnamese police have dismantled an alleged cross-border online fraud network operating in Bokeo Province, Laos, following a joint investigation with Lao authorities that resulted in the arrest of 40 Vietnamese suspects.

A Vietnam-Laos business networking seminar was held in Vientiane on July 17, bringing together more than 120 officials and representatives of business associations and enterprises of both sides.

Vietnamese and Lao defense ministers reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defense cooperation during the third Vietnam - Laos Border Defense Friendship Exchange on July 10.

A ground-breaking ceremony for a border guard coordination station was held on July 9 in Nam On village, Xaichamphon district of Laos' Bolikhamsai province as part of the third Vietnam–Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange.