Lao Ambassador to Viet Nam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve as a strategic bridge, directly contributing to high-quality human resources development and sustainable growth in each country, while helping to consolidate the solid social foundation of bilateral ties.

The Department of Education and Sports of Laos’ Savannakhet province, in coordination with the Laos–Viet Nam Friendship School of Savannakhet, on December 15 organised the annual 2025 VR Robots Competition for upper secondary students in Kaysone Phomvihane city.

The 48th meeting of the Viet Nam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, co-chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, has marked an important milestone in deepening the two countries’ special relationship and elevating it to a new strategic level.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Le Minh Hung held talks with Sisay Leudetmounsone, Politburo member, Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Chairwoman of the LPRP Central Committee's Organisation Commission in Vientiane on December 2.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh departed for Laos on the morning of December 2 to attend the Viet Nam–Laos Politburos’ meeting and co-chair the 48th session of the Viet Nam–Laos Intergovernmental Committee at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.

The Viet Nam People Army will provide full support to help Laos successfully stage the parade and ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of its National Day (December 2, 1975–2025), said Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on October 27 received a delegation of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) led by Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on September 1 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin, China.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence, on August 27 hosted Lao Ambassador to Viet Nam Khamphao Ernthavanh, who visited the ministry’s headquarters in Ha Noi to extend greetings on the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Viet Nam (September 2).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a seminar in Vientiane on August 15 to look into operations of Vietnamese banks in Laos and measures for improving their performance.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh hosted a reception in Ha Noi on August 15 for a delegation from the steering committee for the compilation of a book about 50 years of cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao NAs, led by Chairman of the Lao NA’s Committee for Foreign Affairs Sanya Praseuth.

Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for Policies and Strategies, had a working session in Ha Noi on August 12 with a delegation from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for State-owned Enterprise (SOE) Reform, led by Saleumxay Kommasith, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and head of the commission.

Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 30 received Vice President of the Lao NA Sounthone Xayachack on the sidelines of the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP 6) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lao Ambassador to Viet Nam Khamphao Ernthavanh has commended Viet Nam’s practical and constructive contributions to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s development and its growing global stature in an interview with the Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Viet Nam’s accession to the bloc (July 28, 1995-2025).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaythong Kommasith and senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mines in Hanoi on December 23.

A ceremony was held in Laos’s Savannakhet province on September 29 to wrap up the fifth Vietnam-Laos People Friendship Festival and celebrate the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year, the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 45th of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the two countries.