President Cuong affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State always consider OVs, including those in Laos, as an inseparable part of the great national unity bloc, an important national resource, and a contributor to the cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and other countries.
A delegation of the Vietnamese community in Laos, led by Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Vietnam Phan Minh Chien, on September 16 came to the Lao Prime Minister’s Office to hand over financial aid to support those affected by Typhoon Yagi in the country’s northern region.
The Vu Lan Festival was held at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on the morning of August 18, with the attendance of representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy, associations of Vietnamese in Laos, and a large number of Vietnamese and Lao Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with representatives from the Vietnamese community in Laos on December 5, in the framework of his working trip to Laos to attend the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit.
A ceremony was held at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane on July 11 to launch a Vietnamese-language course and a Vietnamese bookcase for the Vietnamese community in Laos, aiming to meet the community’s demand to learn the language and promote the nation's cultural identity in the neighbouring country.
Forty-eight years after the national reunification, the Vietnamese community in Laos have been proud of the country’s achievements in national development and external relations, and supported the Party and State’s policy regarding the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community.
The General Association of Vietnamese People in Laos held its third congress and elected an executive committee for the 2022 - 2026 tenure on December 12.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung on November 4 presented books and teaching equipment – a gift from the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam – to the Nguyen Du Laos – Vietnam bilingual school in Vientiane.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse Tran Nguyet Thu, and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State arrived in Vientiane on August 9 morning, begining a two-day official friendship visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.
The Vietnamese community in Laos has joined hands with Lao authorities and people to overcome the current COVID-19 outbreak by raising fund and donating cash, necessities and medical supplies to the host country.
Ho Chi Minh City on April 2 presented 590 million VND (25,653 USD) to Champasak Friendship Primary School in Laos's Champasak province to buy school equipment, according to the city Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.
The Vietnamese community in Laos presented assistance totaling 113.9 million kip (13,000 USD) to Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Somdy Duangdy on April 10 to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare held a ceremony in Vientiane on September 19 to receive donations from the Vietnamese community in Laos to support flood victims in the central and southern regions of Laos.
Overseas representative agencies and authorities of Vietnam are working to ensure benefits are provided for overseas national contributors under a recent Government decree.
The Vietnamese community in Laos continued to raise funds in support of local residents hit by the collapse of Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam on July 23.
