The launch of Wharf No. 3 of Lao - Viet International Port expected to help ensure infrastructure for socio-economic development in both Vietnam and Laos, meeting the increasing demand for goods transportation.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Despite regional and global uncertainties, the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos have continued to flourish and been strengthened across all fields, from politics, defence-security, diplomacy to economy and others, the diplomat said.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
President Cuong emphasised that every victory in the past struggle for national liberation as well as in the current cause of building and defending the Fatherland of Vietnam has seen the valuable support, wholehearted, righteous and effective assistance of the Party, State and people of the Lao ethnic groups, and expressed the deep gratitude of the Vietnamese Party, State and people to their Lao counterparts.
Sisoulith warmly welcomed Cuong's first visit in his new role from April 24-25, saying that the visit reflects the importance that the Vietnamese Party, State, and President himself attach to the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.
President Cuong's visit to Laos is taking place at a time when the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos are continuing to develop well.
Vietnam's diplomacy has consistently played a peace building role throughout its history - from the struggle for national liberation and reunification to the national construction and development in peacetime, State President Luong Cuong made the remarks while addressing an international seminar in Hanoi on April 23.
For Vietnam, the victory on April 30, 1975, was a profoundly significant event in the nation's history. From that moment, Vietnam was fully reunified, and the nation entered a new historical era - the era of independence, unification, and socialism building.
In the first quarter of 2025, Vietnam-Laos trade reached 980.1 million USD, a surge of 105.5% compared to the same period in 2024. Exports from Vietnam valued at 346.4 million USD, representing soaring 138.6%. Meanwhile, imports from Laos rose by 91.1% to 633.6 million USD.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
At the invitations of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15, 2025.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
President Luong Cuong reaffirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policy of attaching importance and giving the highest priority to strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.
China is ready to work with Vietnam to ever cherish the bilateral long-standing friendship and common mission, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.
This is Xi's fourth state visit to Vietnam as China's top leader, and the second within his current term. It demonstrates the high regard that the Chinese Party and State, as well as the leader personally, place on strengthening the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and China.
The visit will be made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and State President Luong Cuong.
Meeting officers and soldiers tasked with ensuring security and public order for the Hung Kings Commemoration Day and the Cultural and Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land 2025 at the centre, the State leader commended them for their proactive approach in maintaining absolute safety and order for festival goers. He noted that their efforts have left a positive impression on visitors and the wider public.
The Hung Kings’ Commemoration and the Cultural and Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land 2025 will take place from March 29 to April 7 (the 1st to the 10th day of the third lunar month), featuring around 30 activities at the Hung Kings Temple Complex.
The Vietnamese and Burundi Presidents agreed to enhance high-level exchanges and strengthen political trust through various channels, as well as to effectively implement bilateral cooperation mechanisms, especially the political consultations between the two foreign ministries.