The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Training held a seminar in Vientiane on August 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), underscoring the close bond between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on August 22 evening hosted a reception in Vientiane to celebrate the 80th National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 – 2025).

A range of activities were held across northern, central, and southern Laos on July 27 to pay tribute to fallen heroes and martyrs on the occasion of the 78th War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947 – 2025).

The Vietnamese and Lao embassies and delegations in Belgium, the EU, and the Netherlands co-organised an exchange event marking the Lao traditional New Year festival Bunpimay in Brussels on April 12.

Vietnam’s export of agro-forestry-aquatic products reeled in over 3.7 billion USD in January, down 23% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

More than 100 objects, documents and photos were put on display in Vientiane on December 29, featuring the relationship between Vietnam and its neighbour Laos.

The seventh Vietnam-Laos political consultation took place in Hanoi on November 25 under the co-chair of Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and his Lao counterpart Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune.

Vietnam ranks fourth in the list of most Googled tourist destinations by Australians over the past 20 years, according to Google.

Da Nang has enjoyed a close friendship and fruitful partnerships with many localities in Laos over the years, affirmed Secretary of the central city Nguyen Van Quang.

The central province of Ha Tinh, which borders two Lao provinces, on August 30 held a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations and 45 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.