A Myanmar junta court on January 10 sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison on three charges, including illegally importing and owning walkie-talkies and breaking COVID-19 prevention and control rules, according to the local media.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 10 for Lao Minister of Public Security Gen. Vilay Lakhamphong, during which he appreciated the latter's efforts to promote the special and precious traditional ties between the Parties and States, including between their ministries of public security.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Laos is estimated at 1.3 billion USD in 2021, a year-on-year rise of 30.3 percent, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Phuong.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Laos General Chansamone Chanyalath visited former Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Ngo Xuan Lich in Hanoi on January 8.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Hanoi on January 8, describing his guest’s official visit to Vietnam as a demonstration of the close-knit and special ties between the two countries.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue met with Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on January 8.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh held a press conference and launched the Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year in Hanoi on January 8.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma in Hanoi on January 7 exchanged letters of congratulations by Vietnamese and Indian leaders on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (January 7).
Head coach Park Hang-seo on January 7 proposed summoning 30 players for the national team to prepare for the away match with Australia in the third Asian qualifier of FIFA World Cup 2022, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Vietnam recorded 16,278 cases of COVID-19, including 24 imported ones, during 24 hours from 4pm January 6 to 4pm January 7, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Vietnam Professional Football JSC on January 7 held a draw to arrange the schedules of 2022 professional football championships slated to take place from February 19 to November 20.
Lao newspapers on January 7 published articles on the upcoming official visit to Vietnam on January 8-10 by Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, highlighting that the trip aims to strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
The official visit to Vietnam by Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh from January 8-10 will be the opening of the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year, aiming to further foster the special ties between the two countries amid the complicated regional and world situation.