The Khammuon provincial Boarding School for Ethnic Minority Students, funded by a non-refundable grant from Viet Nam, reflects the attention paid by the two countries' Parties and States to education, training and human resources development in remote and ethnic minority areas of Laos.

A delegation from Laos’ Luang Prabang province, led by Vice Chairwoman of the provincial Administration Committee Viengvilay Dilaphan, paid a working visit to the northeastern province of Quang Ninh's Mong Cai 1 ward on August 22 to exchange experience.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese Party and State delegation to Laos on August 9 to pay respects to Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane, who passed away on August 8.

The Laos summer volunteer campaign of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City has continued to serve as an important bridge connecting young people from Viet Nam and the neighbouring country, helping deepen their great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion.

Vietnamese Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung held talks with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Khamphan Phommathat in Ha Noi on June 16, reaffirming a commitment to tighten sectoral links and deliver on high-level agreements between the two Parties and States.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his visiting Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone held talks in Ha Noi on June 7, during which they sought measures to further elevate bilateral ties to a new height and specify the “strategic cohesion” dimension in the Viet Nam-Laos relations.

Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone arrived in Ha Noi on June 7, beginning an official visit to Viet Nam and attendance at the third ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) from June 7–9 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

Authorities of central Quang Tri province, in coordination with the Lao provinces of Savannakhet and Khammouane, on May 20 held a ceremony at the Lao Bao–Densavan International Border Gate to repatriate the remains of 28 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives during the war in Laos.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Vientiane on May 15 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for the 2026–2030 period, aiming to deepen ties across a wide range of areas.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam on May 12 received a visiting delegation from Laos' Vientiane capital, led by Athsaphangthong Siphandone, member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Vientiane Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, attended a ceremony in Vientiane on April 23 to present the Independence Order and Friendship Order of the Vietanmese State to collectives and individuals of the Lao Ministry of National Defence.

The official visit to Laos by Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu was a resounding success across all fronts, according to a Lao Party official.

Held in response to the launch of the Vietnamese Language Day among overseas Vietnamese communities, the event aimed to enhance the quality of Vietnamese language teaching and learning in Laos while contributing to the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between the two countries.

Laos consistently attaches great importance and gives top priority to developing its relationship with Viet Nam, senior Lao leaders affirmed in meetings with Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong during his working visit to Laos on March 31.

Party and State leaders on March 23 sent congratulatory messages to newly elected key leaders of Laos following the first session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos.

Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam noted that the Viet Nam – Laos special relationship is deepening in a more practical and effective manner across areas, delivering tangible benefits to both peoples while contributing to regional and global peace, stability, cooperation and development.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received visiting Senior Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Hanoi on March 9.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam To Lam and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on February 5 witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents aimed at further strengthening bilateral collaboration and reinforcing the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion between Viet Nam and Laos.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane on February 5 morning, starting a state 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.

On the eve of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to Laos, Lao media on February 4 published numerous articles underscoring the historic significance of the trip.