A spring food festival was recently held at a Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2026 and the success of the Party Congresses in both Vietnam and Laos. The event was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam, along with representatives of the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports.
Hanoi and Vientiane have agreed to further consolidate their comprehensive cooperation across all channels and fields, reaffirming their determination to deepen existing achievements while expanding cooperation into new areas.
The festival is an opportunity to promote the image of a peaceful and hospitable Laos rich in cultural heritage to international friends, while attracting both domestic and foreign tourists to Vientiane and other destinations across the country.
Amid the bustle of modern-day Vientiane lies a tranquil sanctuary where the ringing of the temple bell has, for decades, been a familiar sound to generations of Vietnamese living abroad. Phat Tich Pagoda, steeped in the spirit of the homeland, preserves the cultural and spiritual identity of the Vietnamese community in the Land of a Million Elephants.
The ASEAN flag was solemnly hoisted at a ceremony held in Vientiane on July 28, celebrating the 58th anniversary of the bloc's foundation (August 8) and 28 years since Laos’ accession to the regional grouping ̣(July 23).
The Lao government has approved a feasibility study for an expressway running from the capital Vientiane through the provinces of Xaysomboun, Xiengkhouang, and Houaphanh, to the Namsoi border gate bordering Vietnam
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and Government to attend the memorial service for former President of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and former President of Laos Khamtay Siphandone in Vientiane on April 7.
Vietnam always values the invaluable contributions of former Lao leaders to the special Vietnam-Laos relationship, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during his separate meetings with former Party General Secretary and former President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachit, and former Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong in Vientiane on January 10.
A search team from Nghe An has discovered the remains of nine Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in the Lao provinces of Xiangkhouang and Xaysomboun over the past month, the Military Command of the Vietnamese central province said on November 12.
A delegation of Hanoi led by Tran Sy Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, has separate meetings with leaders of Vientiane capital, Laos.
A Mid-Autumn Festival celebration was held in Vientiane on September 17, gathering a large number of Vietnamese children in the neighbouring country.
Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc on June 11 held a reception for a visiting delegation from the war veterans association of Vientiane, headed by President Phalom Linthong.
A photo exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory opened at the Lao People's Army Museum in Vientiane on May 6.
