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Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane and a high ranking delegation of the Lao NA arrived in Hanoi on December 6 morning, starting a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 6-8 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Leaders of Laos and China pledged to further boost bilateral ties at their online meeting on December 3, according to the Lao Foreign Ministry.

The railway linking Laos and China, also the first high-speed railway in Laos, was put into operation at a ceremony held on December 3.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung visited the Lao Embassy in Hanoi on December 1 on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of National Day of Laos (December 2) and the 101st birth anniversary of late Lao President Kaysone Phomvihane (December 13).

Laos detected 1,425 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, with only one imported case, the Lao Health Ministry said on December 1.

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavan paid an official visit to Cambodia on November 29 and 30 at the invitation of his Cambodia counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Vientaine Times reported.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien has congratulated Sinlavong Khutphaythoun on his re-election as President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee.

Vietnamese Consul General in Luang Prabang Nguyen Dang Hung on November 25 led a delegation to visit the Party Committee, authorities and people of Luang Prabang province to offer greetings on the occasion of the 46th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975 - 2020).

A total of 64.5 percent of adults in Laos have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health’s Centre of Information and Education for Health reported.

The Border Guard Command of the central province of Quang Binh on November 23 presented medical supplies and equipment worth 400 million VND (over 17,000 USD) to their counterparts in the Lao border province of Khammouane to support them in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lao Ministry of Health on November 22 reported 999 new cases of COVID-19, and a death due to the pandemic.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Japan from November 22-25 received attention from Lao press, with major newspapers highlighting that the visit takes place when the Vietnam – Japan relationship is at the best development period.

The Lao Government has allowed the vaccination of children aged between 12 and 17 against COVID-19, while a Thai health official has reported that the nation will procure at least 90 million doses of vaccines for next year.