A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich left Hanoi on January 19 for Vientiane to attend a ceremony marking the 70th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Army (Jan. 20, 1949-2019).
The Hanoi People’s Court pronounced the death penalty for two defendants charged with the illegal transportation of drugs at the first instance trial on January 10.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will attend and co-chair the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee on January 5-6 in Hanoi at the invitation of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
A ceremony to mark the 74th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)was held in Vientiane on December 20 by Vietnam’s defence attaché in Laos.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung lauded growing Vietnam – Laos ties during an interview granted to the media on December 14 on the occasion of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh’s working trip to Laos from December 16-19.
The 28th annual Vietnam-Laos border meeting took place on December 10 in the Lao capital of Vientiane, reviewing cooperation in 2018 and discussing orientations for 2019.
Experts gathered at a recent conference in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien, discussing measures to promote local trade, investment and tourism.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the central province of Quang Tri signed an agreement on communication cooperation in Dong Ha city on November 15.
A conference was held in Dong Hoi city, in the central province of Quang Binh, on November 13 to look into the implementation of certain documents on the Vietnam-Laos borderline, border markers, and border gates.
The 11th Vietnam-Laos border trade development cooperation conference opened in Dong Hoi city, central Quang Binh province on September 27.
Border guard force of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and the Customs Sub-Department of the Bo Y International Border Gate have uncovered an illegal drug trafficking case, arresting two women.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as Storm Bebinca approaches.
More than 600,000 people from the army, militia and military reserve are ready to be mobilised to respond to storm Bebinca, forecast to hit the mainland of Vietnam on the night of August 16.
A high-level discussion took place in Quang Tri on July 24 to review the implementation of a cooperation agreement signed between the hosting central province and the Lao border province of Salavan.
The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has awarded certificates of merit to three units and 10 individuals for their role in smashing two cases involving illegal transport of drug.
Police in the northern province of Dien Bien has seized a man for trafficking 10 bricks of heroin (about 3.5kg).
Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Hau A Lenh met President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on May 28 as part of his four-day visit to the country.
Police from the north central province of Thanh Hoa arrested two people for trafficking 60 bricks of heroin weighing nearly 20kg on May 21.
