With high expectations for strong growth in both visitor arrivals and revenue across the country, local authorities and tourism businesses are upgrading infrastructure, refreshing tourism products and improving service quality in preparation for what is expected to be a vibrant peak travel season, attractive and experience-rich destination for both domestic and international travellers.
Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam To Lam on May 12 received a visiting delegation from Laos' Vientiane capital, led by Athsaphangthong Siphandone, member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Vientiane Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council.
The Vietnamese Party and State consistently attach the highest priority to the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos, said Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc.
The host leader stressed that cooperation between localities, particularly between the capitals of Hanoi and Vientiane, plays an especially important role as a pioneering force in effectively implementing the foreign polices of the two Parties and States, while also serving as a bridge between politics and development, as well as between strategy and concrete action.
The capitals of Vietnam and Laos signed memoranda of understanding on joint work in the fields of public communication and mass mobilisation, women and youth affairs, foreign relations, industry and trade, education and health care. These are expected to provide an important basis for implementing their cooperation priorities for 2026–2030.