Viet Nam-Laos

Việt Nam, Laos boost trade at Savannakhet expo

Thursday, Apr 03, 2025

Vice Governor of Savannakhet Saensak Soulisak highlighted the exhibition’s role in expanding trade collaboration, enabling businesses to connect, share experience and explore investment prospects. He also noted its significance in promoting local products to a wider market.

Việt Nam, Laos strengthen trade relations

Sunday, Jul 28, 2024

Việt Nam has consistently been one of Laos''s top three largest trading partners, with bilateral trade reaching US$928 million by the end of June, an annual increase of 11 per cent.

Vietnamese, Lao PMs co-chair bilateral investment cooperation conference

Sunday, Jan 07, 2024

Along with highlighting the investment environment and incentives for investors of Việt Nam and Laos, participants evaluated bilateral investment and business cooperation over the years, and sketched out collaboration orientations for the future.

Ample room remains for Viet Nam-Laos trade ties

Friday, Jan 13, 2023

Viet Nam’s exports to Laos increased from $571.7 million in 2020 to $594.7 million in 2021. Its major export items included steel, means of transport and accessories, machine, plastic products and vegetables.

Forum seeks to bolster co-operation between VN, Laos

Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022

Viet Nam and Laos need to further enhance co-operation to capitalise on each other’s strengths and enable their investment and trade ties to be commensurate with their relations, a bilateral trade forum heard in HCM City on December 13.

Conference promotes cooperation in four southern Lao provinces

Sunday, Sep 04, 2022

A conference to promote cooperation between six Vietnamese localities and four southern provinces of Laos has been held in Pakse, the Lao province of Champasak.

Viet Nam-Laos trade ties growing sustainably

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Viet Nam and Laos have promoted cooperation across spheres, with their trade exchange posting substantial growth, benefiting both countries.

Vietnamese, Lao businesses work to speed up strategic cooperation projects

Tuesday, Mar 22, 2022

Vietnamese and Lao businesses discussed ways to speed up the implementation of large-scale Vietnamese-invested projects in Laos and seek new cooperation projects of strategic importance during a workshop in Vientiane on Monday.

New FDI strategy must link firms

Thursday, Jan 24, 2019

Foreign direct investment (FDI) capital is a major driver of Viet Nam’s economic development. On the sidelines of the Viet Nam Economic Forum 2019 held last week, Kyle Kelhofer, IFC Country Manager for Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, and Ganesan...

Vietnamese and Lao firms display products to get more business chances

Thursday, Sep 27, 2018

A display area for the products of the provinces along the Viet Nam - Laos border opened on September 27 in Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province by Viet Nam''s Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Industry...

Forum boosts VN-Laos tech links

Friday, Aug 10, 2018

The Viet Nam - Laos technology transfer forum with the aim to bolster co-operation in technology transfer among organisations and enterprises of the two countries kicked off in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.

Viet Nam’s electricity facilitates Lao economic development

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2018

Electricity supplied from Viet Nam has facilitated economic development in Laos and improved living standards of villagers in border districts, said Vilaphorn, assistant to Director of the Electricity Corporation of Laos (Electricite Du Laos - EDL) on Tuesday.