Lao Minister of National Defence Khamlieng Uthakaysone on December 5 said that his ministry will continue to cultivate the Laos-Vietnam special relationship when he received a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of the committee's Commission for Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai held talks with President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Hanoi on April 26.

Vietnam proposed member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia cooperate, increase experience exchange, and support each other in realising gender equality, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as recovering and developing respective economies.

The northern province of Thanh Hoa and neighbouring Lao province Huaphanh exchanged experience in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in an event held at the Na Meo International Border Gate’s border station on April 13.

Authorities and people of the northern province of Bac Giang have made great efforts to preserve and carry forwards the values of the art of Ca tru (ceremonial singing), aiming to removing the art from UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

Pham Tat Thang, deputy chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, led a delegation to visit Mexico from October 6 to 13 for bilateral experience exchange.

Lieut. Gen. Bipin Puri, Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Service of India, has expressed the willingness to cooperate with the Vietnam Military Medical University (VMMU) in medical sectors in which India has experience and strength. ​

A Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) literature exchange was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18, giving an insight into the literatures of the two nations.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front led by Vice President Bui Thi Thanh, paid a visit to Cuba from Sept 12-15 to tighten traditional relations between two public mobilisation organisations.

The Ministries of Defence of Vietnam and France shared experience in operating level-2 field hospitals for United Nations peacekeeping missions at a conference in Hanoi on June 6.

Deputy Inspector General Dang Con Huan worked with Chairman of Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority Mohamed Erfan on April 4 in Egypt to discuss ways to enhance experience exchange in inspection.

Angola looks forward to furthering cooperation and experience exchange with Vietnam, President Josse Euardo dos Santos said when receiving new Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Manh Cuong on February 25.