Established by the Vietnamese Association in Khammouane in 2024, the school covers nearly 3,500 square metres, and features 19 rooms, including 11 fully equipped classrooms, a practice room, a library, and various support facilities, with a total investment of 25 billion VND (around 1 million USD).
The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has held a gathering in Vientiane for former Lao military students who had studied in Vietnam.
Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Public Security Minister General Vilay Lakhamphong on January 12 co-chaired a conference in Hanoi to review the implementation of the two ministries’ cooperation plan in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on January 10 evening, concluding their two-day trip to visit Laos and co-chair the 47th meeting of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation at the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.
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.
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao Consulate General in the city on December 27 oganised a Vietnam-Laos trade and investment promotion forum which aimed to boost connections between the two countries’ businesses and investors.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Lao held a ceremony in Vientiane on December 25 to confer orders and medals from the Vietnamese Party and State on one collective and several individuals of the Lao Presidential Office in recognition of their remarkable contributions to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
A delegation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) led by its President Phan Anh Son was received by Lao leaders on December 24 as part of their working visit to Laos from December 23-24.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on December 17 had meetings with Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on the occasion of his visit to Laos to co-chair the 11th Vietnam-Laos political consultation at foreign ministerial level.
The 2024 Vietnamese culture week opened in Vientiane, Laos, on December 10, featuring the longstanding friendship between the two countries.
General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, along with his spouse and a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Hanoi on the morning of September 10, beginning a state visit to Vietnam from September 10-13. On the same day, General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a welcome ceremony and held talks with the Lao leader.
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith has recounted the close comradeship with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and shared what he learned from the late Vietnamese leader.
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.
The first session of the Vietnam-Laos Committee for Cooperation in Technology and Innovation took place in Vientiane, Laos, on May 28.
The central province of Nghe An held a ceremony on May 22 in Ky Son district to receive the remains of 87 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.
