The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on January 27 evening held a get-together for Vietnamese in the country on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
A culture and sport exchange programme between students of the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien and six northern Lao provinces, namely Luang Prabang, Phongsaly, Luang Namtha, Bo Keo, Xaynhabuly, and Udom Xay, kicked off in Dien Bien on Jannaury 27.
A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence on January 18 visited the headquarters of its Lao counterpart in Vientiane, and extending congratulations on the 75th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Army (LPA) (January 20, 1979-2024).
The Lao government has threatened to slap huge fines on companies that breach mining regulations, in a move to tackle illicit activities that lead to budget and resource losses.
Laos and Cambodia have reiterated their commitments to cooperate in the energy sector, heard a recent meeting between Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone and visiting Cambodian Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rattanak in Vientiane.
The Lao Digital Week is underway in the Lao capital Vientiane, aiming to promote the use of innovation technology, information and communication technology (ICT), and digital technology in socio-economic development.
The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) has issued a decision on the regulation of foreign currency, which requires foreign investors to open specific bank accounts in Laos to process their financial transactions.
Vietnam stands ready to give Laos further support to ensure information security as the country is taking the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024 with an array of high-level conferences to be held, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said on January 10.
The Military Music and Dance Theatre coordinated with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Pakse and the Military Command of Champasak province of Laos to organise an art performance in Pakse city on January 8 night to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the Lao People's Army (January 20, 1949 - 2024).
In a definitive stride towards economic autonomy, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith has pledged to remodel the economy, focusing on independence and local ownership.
A friendship park project funded by the Party Committee and authorities of the northwestern province of Son La was inaugurated at a ceremony in Laos’s Xaysomboun province on January 7.