(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and a high-level delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State paid a state visit to Laos on Thursday at the invitation of Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Lao National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane on Thursday within the framework of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to Laos.

(VOVWORLD) - As part of his State visit to Laos, Party General Secretary To Lam on Thursday co-chaired a conference in Vientiane with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith to brief Lao officials on the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The conference was connected online to provinces and cities across Laos.

(VOVWORLD) - The recently concluded 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was a political milestone ushering in “a rising era for Vietnam”, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi at a ceremony in Brasília to commemorate the CPV’s 96th founding anniversary on February 3.

(VOVWORLD) -Do Hung Viet, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, praised the UNDP’s role and practical contributions, highlighting the close cooperation between Vietnam and the agency, particularly in strengthening resilience to natural disasters and protecting the environment.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City has established friendly and cooperative relations with five Australian states, creating favorable conditions for expanded exchanges and more substantive, sustainable cooperation, said Le Truong Hien Hoa, Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of Tourism at a gathering on Wednesday to celebrate Australia Day.

(VOVWORLD) - This year, the Hanoi Old Quarter's Spring Flower Market is expanded to Hang Khoai, Hang Ruoi, Hang Ma streets, and Phung Hung mural street, instead of just Hang Luoc street as in previous editions, Hoan Kiem ward People's Committee said.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss bilateral trade and other political issues, President Trump's visit to Beijing in April, and other international issues of mutual concern.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held an online meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral ties and coordination within multilateral mechanisms.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation on Thursday arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, for the State visit to Laos. The official welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese guests was held at the Presidential Palace according to the highest protocol reserved for heads of state. Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith presided over the ceremony.