Laos-Vietnam

Laos Advances Land Compensation for Vientiane-Hanoi Expressway

Bolikhamxay is finalizing land compensation rates for the Vientiane-Hanoi Expressway, pushing forward a major infrastructure project designed to link landlocked Laos with Vietnamese seaports. Local officials met with affected households in Pakxan district, on 23 September to outline payment structures for residential plots, rice fields, and agricultural land.  The draft framework...

Vietnam Emerges as Laos’ Second-Largest Foreign Investor with USD 8 Billion in Projects

Vietnam has become Laos's second-largest foreign investor, with more than 400 projects worth a...

Laos Steps Up Anti-Corruption Reforms, Deepens Cooperation With Vietnam

Laos is ramping up efforts to strengthen transparency and public accountability, rolling out a...

Laos Border Checkpoints Report Strong Revenue Growth in First Half of 2026, Exceed Targets

Laos’ international border checkpoints collected strong state budget revenue in the first half of...

Laos, Vietnam Set USD 4 Billion Trade Goal as Economic Ties Grow

Laos and Vietnam are pushing to take their economic partnership to the next level,...

Lao Electricity Exports to Vietnam Hit Record High on Renewable Boom

Laos delivered a record volume of electricity to Vietnam in early 2026, as a wave of newly commissioned renewable projects and strong cross-border links...

Vietnam Sends Senior Party Leader to Laos, Advances Strategic Ties

Vietnam’s Communist Party has dispatched Tran Cam Tu, a Politburo member and Permanent Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee, to Laos. Tran...

Lao-Vietnam Ties Deepen as Leaders Exchange Congratulations, Delegation Visit Approaches

Laos and Vietnam are reaffirming their close bilateral relationship this week, marked by an exchange of congratulations following To Lam’s re-election as President of...

Sekong Breaks Ground on New Hospital Funded by Vietnam’s Da Nang

Sekong Province in southern Laos began construction of a new hospital on 1 April, funded by the authorities of Da Nang City, Vietnam, in...

Vietnam Steps In to Supply Laos With 50 Million Litres of Fuel Amid Crisis

Vietnam will supply Laos with 50 million litres of fuel after Thailand cut exports by 25 percent amid the Middle East conflict. Lao Minister of...

Thai Tourist Bookings to Laos Surge 5,262 Percent on Trip.com, Report Shows

Thai tourist bookings to Laos have surged 5,262 percent in 2026, according to Trip.com's latest travel report, with the China-Laos railway credited as a...