Vietnam, Laos prioritize strategic projects to boost regional trade
Vietnam News 17:00 10/06/2026Vietnam and Laos have agreed to prioritize major strategic cooperation projects in transport, energy, agriculture, and digital transformation, while improving connectivity to help Lao goods reach regional and global markets.
Vietnam police bust Chinese-led online gambling ring in Laos that allegedly collected $152mn from Vietnamese players
Vietnam News 16:25 10/06/2026Vietnamese investigators have uncovered a cross-border online gambling ring allegedly run by Chinese nationals from Laos, which was accused of processing more than VND4 trillion (US$152 million) from Vietnamese players through a sophisticated payment network disguised as a financial service company.
Spouses of Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian, Thai PMs visit Temple of Literature in Hanoi
Vietnam News 13:54 09/06/2026Dao Thi Bich Thuy, spouse of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, together with Vandara Siphandone, spouse of the Lao PM; Pich Chamony, spouse of the Cambodian PM; and Thananon Niramit, spouse of the Thai PM, visited the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on Monday, within the framework of their official visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam's Party chief To Lam to co-chair Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam leaders' meeting during Phnom Penh visit
Vietnam News 15:28 01/02/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam will pay a state and working visit to Cambodia next Friday and co-chair a high-level meeting of the leaders of the ruling parties of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
Japan man suspected of involvement in Laos child prostitution blog
World 17:34 30/01/2026TOKYO -- Tokyo police have arrested a 61-year-old man for allegedly registering a fake address to rent an internet server, with the suspect also believed to be involved in a blog suggesting child prostitution in Laos, it was learned Thursday.
Vietnam’s Party chief To Lam chairs welcome ceremony for top Lao leader
Vietnam News 12:39 26/01/2026Party General Secretary To Lam on Monday morning presided over a welcome ceremony in Hanoi for General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, with the highest protocol reserved for a head of state.
Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia border conflict deepens
World 15:45 15/12/2025BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH - Thailand's military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it is fighting a fierce border conflict.
American principal of international school in Vietnam’s Hai Phong dies after hornet attack in Laos: media
Vietnam News 17:19 05/11/2025An American, 47, principal of an international school in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam, and his 15-year-old son died after being stung by a swarm of giant hornets while on an adventure trip in Luang Prabang, Laos in October.
Vietnam pledges support for Laos’ 50th National Day military parade
Vietnam News 08:44 15/10/2025Vietnam stands ready to assist Laos in organizing the military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of its National Day, Vietnamese Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang said during talks with his Lao counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on Tuesday.
Vietnamese forces trek 5km through forest to bring elderly Lao patient home
Vietnam News 11:53 30/09/2025Vietnamese military and police forces carried a 75-year-old woman from Laos in a hammock through five kilometers of mountainous forest to safely bring her home after she was discharged from a hospital in Da Nang City on Monday.
Vietnam busts massive drug trafficking rings, arrests 26 suspects
Vietnam News 12:34 08/09/2025Police in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam have dismantled three major interprovincial and transnational drug trafficking rings, detaining 26 individuals and seizing nearly 71,000 synthetic drug pills, along with firearms, bladed weapons, and related materials.
