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The 2015 Vietnam-Laos trade fair will be held in Pakse city, Champasak province, Laos from December 22-27, the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper reported.

The Women’s Union of the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a tea party in Vientiane on November 13, an activity to tighten connections among domestic and foreign female diplomats.

The northern province of Lao Cai and the neighbouring Chinese province of Yunnan have agreed to bolster trade partnership.

The first Vietnamese language course designed for staff of the Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) opened in Vientiane on November 9.

Construction on a training centre for Lao science-technology management officials began in Vientiane on November 7.

Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh shared Vietnam’s experience in personnel training, law building and judgment with Lao Justice Minister Bounkeut Sangsomsak on Nov.5.

President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception for Lao Justice Minister Bounkeut Sangsomsak, who is in a working visit, in Hanoi on November 5.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung suggested that Vietnam and Laos continue giving priority to promoting economic, trade and investment ties - one of the significant pillars in the two countries’ relationship.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for Lao Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on November 4.

Consultation is an important cooperation mechanism for Vietnam and Laos to strengthen trust and productive coordination to foster relations.

Laos' first telecommunications satellite (Lao Sat-1) will be launched into orbit on November 21 ahead of the 40th anniversary of Lao National Day (December 2).

Ho Chi Minh City hopes for stronger relations with Xaysomboun province on the foundation of the time-honoured cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Vietnam will do its utmost together with the Party and the State of Laos to consolidate the traditional friendship in a deeper, more effective and practical fashion.

The Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) and the Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity (LCPS) are hoped to tighten their cooperative ties and contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability in the region.

Representatives from the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province and the Dutch Embassy in Vietnam discussed the possibility of applying the Netherlands’ technology to protect beaches in Hoi An city.

The northern province of Lao Cai aims to strengthen technological application in agricultural production in a bid to ensure high-quality food and flowers for tourists.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received a visiting Lao delegation led by Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Somsavad Lengsavad in Hanoi on October 19.

Foreigners are prohibited from operating trading outlets worth less than 8 billion kip (964,500 USD), according to a new regulation recently issued by the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted Lieutenant General Suvon Luongbunmi, Chief-of-the-General Staff of the Lao People's Army and Deputy Minister of Lao Defence Ministry, in Hanoi on October 19.

Lao PM Thongsing Thammavong highly valued the cooperation between the SPPV and the SPPL at his recent reception for an SPPV delegation in Vientiane.