Senior officials from Vietnam and Laos met in Hanoi on June 9 to discuss future collaboration in ethnic and religious affairs and strengthen bilateral cooperation mechanisms.

Vietnam and Laos have agreed to deepen strategic cooperation, including major transport projects and plans to establish a Laos-Vietnam Friendship University.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a welcome ceremony in Hanoi on June 7 for his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, who began a three-day official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the third ASEAN Future Forum (AFF).

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 23 attended a memorial service and burial ceremony for the remains of 28 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during wartime.

Fifty-six Vietnamese nationals were handed over by Lao authorities amid an investigation into online gambling and money laundering networks.

Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh held talks with Lao Minister of Culture and Tourism Suonsavan Vignaket in Vientiane, Laos on May 12 to review their 2021–2025 partnership and set the agenda for 2026–2030.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the VN People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, attended a ceremony in Vientiane today to present the Independence Order & Friendship Order to Lao collectives & individuals.

Vietnam and Laos are advancing a new cooperation framework to strengthen collaboration in ethnic and religious governance.

During an official visit to Laos, Politburo member and Standing member of the Party Secretariat Tran Cam Tu held talks with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

The agreements are expected to help further consolidate the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Vietnam and Laos.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Mr. Tran Cam Tu, Permanent Member of the Party Secretariat, will pay official visits to Laos and Cambodia from April 9 to 10.

The sixth Vietnam - Laos Defense Policy Dialogue took place on April 3 in Da Nang, aimed at promoting more substantive and effective cooperation between the two ministries of defense in a new phase.

As a strategic project backed by both governments and listed as a priority in bilateral cooperation, the Laos–Vietnam railway has a planned total length of around 562 km.

The Laos–Vietnam Cooperation Committee convened a conference in Vientiane on March 19 to review and disseminate outcomes of the 48th session of the Vietnam–Laos Intergovernmental Committee.

Lao Airlines, the national flag carrier of Laos, has announced it will resume direct flights linking the Lao capital of Vientiane with Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang from March 29.

Vietnam and Laos agree to establish a Vietnam University in Laos, focusing on science, education, technology and cultural studies to meet local needs.

On Thursday morning in Vientiane, immediately after a solemn official welcome ceremony, General Secretary To Lam held talks with Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

Within the framework of the visit, General Secretary To Lam on Thursday afternoon held meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane.

A solemn welcome ceremony was held this morning at the Presidential Palace in Vientiane, Laos, for General Secretary To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation.