28th August 2024 post by MOIT Vietnam

On August 27, 2024, Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Member of the Politburo and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, led a high-level delegation to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The visit, made at the invitation of General Vilay Lakhamphong, Member of the Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security of Laos, coincided with the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime in Vientiane.

28th August 2024 post by MOIT Vietnam

Vietnam and Laos are striving for significant advancements in their economic and investment partnership. In the coming years, both nations aim to break new ground in cooperation by focusing on infrastructure development and connecting their economies more closely.

23rd August 2024 post by MOIT Vietnam

In the near future, Vietnam and Laos will enhance public-private cooperation to develop infrastructure and connect their economies, especially the Hanoi–Vientiane expressway and the Vũng Áng–Vientiane railway.

22nd August 2024 post by MOIT Vietnam

The central banks of Vietnam and Laos have recently held discussions to advance the use of their local currencies, the Lao kip and the Vietnamese dong, in bilateral trade and investment. The discussions, which took place during a professional workshop titled "Promoting the Use of Local Currencies between Laos and Vietnam," aim to reduce external risks by encouraging the use of the Lao kip and Vietnamese dong in commercial transactions and investments between the two countries.

16th August 2024 post by MOIT Vietnam

On the afternoon of August 16, in Cua Lo, Nghe An, a mid-term conference was held to evaluate the implementation of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Plan Agreement for 2024 and to review and promote the bilateral cooperation agreement between the two countries for the period of 2021-2025, co-chaired by the leaders of the Ministries of Planning and Investment of both countries.