Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune spoke highly of the role of the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association in the enhancement of bilateral ties while receiving the association's Chairman Nguyen Dac Vinh in Vientiane on July 18.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and State President Thongloun Sisoulith’s selection of Vietnam for his first overseas trip after taking office demonstrates the importance that Laos attaches to the great friendship, special solidary and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam’s assistance for Laos in the COVID-19 combat was handed over at a ceremony held at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane capital city on May 4 morning.

Laos supports ASEAN’s human resources development plan, the Vientiane Times reported, quoting a speech by Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune at the 23rd ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) meeting on June 23.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Laos news agency Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL) have agreed to cooperate to improve information quality in 2020.

The Mekong-Lancang cooperation (MLC) media summit kicked off in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on June 27.

Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMNAP) were honoured with the Isala and Labour Orders of the Lao Party and State during a ceremony in Hanoi on April 11.