Deputy PM Trương Hòa Bình meets with Lao leaders

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Vorachith and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Wednesday, as part of his working visit to Laos.

Luxury cruise ship opens Cần Thơ-Phnom Penh route

Victoria Mekong cruise ship yesterday (Dec 11) began its service between Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital.

Philippines hails 'world class' SEA Games despite stormy start

After 11 days of competition, Việt Nam closed the event with 98 golds, 85 silvers and 105 bronzes to rank second in the medal tally.

Deputy PM Trương Hòa Bình visits Laos Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình held talks with his Lao counterpart Bounthong Chitmany and met with National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou on Tuesday as part of his official visit to Laos.

ASEAN to take immediate steps to combat drought in SE Asia ASEAN-member countries have vowed to take immediate action to resolve problems caused by worsening drought in Southeast Asia, especially in Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta region, which is especially susceptible to global warming.

Vietnamese, Lao news agencies forge cooperation to raise information quality The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Laos news agency Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL) have agreed to cooperate to improve information quality in 2020.

Lao students to join lifestyle experience The central city has offered home-stay and culture experience programme between local residents and Lao students in Đà Nẵng this December, creating options for Lao students life experience during four-year courses at colleges.

Việt Nam-Laos trade hits US$940 million in ten months Trade co-operation was a spotlight of the Việt Nam-Laos relationship in the first ten months of this year, with revenue reaching $940 million.

A legal framework for water supply essential in Việt Nam

Tighter regulations are needed to ensure good quality water is sourced for years to come.

Việt Nam, Laos to co-operate in Indochinese archival preservation The directors of the departments of State Records Management and Archives of Laos and Việt Nam yesterday signed on a MoU to enhance co-operation in archival management especially sharing the documents relating to Indochina.