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High-ranking military officers of Vietnam and Laos have reviewed the implementation of cooperation programmes between the two countries’ armies at talks in Hanoi on October 17.

Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan left the Lao capital city of Vientiane for the province of Vientiane on October 17, part of her official visit to Vietnam’s neighbouring country.

The fourth meeting of prosecutors from border provinces in Vietnam and Laos opened on October 16 in Laos’ Luang Phrabang province.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan asked Lao National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane if the Lao legislative body would back adjustments to certain laws supporting Vietnamese investors.

Singapore took the lead in the eight Expat Explorer country league table with expatriates praising good opportunities for career development, appealing salaries and excellent quality of lives.

Fostering cooperation in trade and investment among the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries was the focus of discussions at a forum on October 15 in Vientiane, Laos.

Vietnamese photographer Viet Van recently won two Honourable Mention prizes at the London International Creative Competition (LICC), reported the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc awarded Independence Order, second class, to Lao Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sommad Pholsena for his services to fostering the bilateral ties.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a ceremony on October 6 in Vientiane to commemorate 21 st anniversary of Lao teachers’ day (October 7).

The French Development Agency (AFD) aided over 20 million EUR from 2008 to September 2015 to help northern Lao Cai province improve infrastructure and protect environment.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) shared experiences in ethnic and religious affairs towards tightening relations between the two countries.

The Lao Cai provincial People’s Committee and the French Development Agency (AFD) held a ceremony on October 5 to inaugurate the largest waste treatment and recycling factory.

Laos’ central bank (BOL) has proposed to postpone direct lending for new state investment projects in a bid to safeguard the country’s banking and financial system.

Lao President Choummaly Sayasone arrived in Havana, Cuba on October 1, beginning his four-day official visit.

The Lotte Engineering and Construction ( Lotte E&C) of the Republic of Korea wants to invest in the phase II of the Yen Vien – Lao Cai Railway project under the build-lease-transfer (BLT) model,

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong spoke highly of the positive contributions made by Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Somphone Sichaleune to consolidating and enhancing the two countries’ relations.

The Government Inspectorate’s Training School opened a three-month course for Lao Government Inspectorate officials on September 29.

The honorary Chairwoman of the ASEAN Women’s Circle in Hanoi and her counterpart at the Women’s Union of the Lao Foreign Ministry have agreed to speed up regional exchange activities among women.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan granted the city’s badge to outgoing Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Somphone Sichaleune.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for a delegation from the Commission for External Relations of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) in Hanoi on September 24.