Officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Lao Front for National Development (LFND) discussed their cooperation in 2022 during an online meeting on April 26.

Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou began the official visit to Việt Nam on Tuesday, at the invitation of the Vietnamese counterpart Võ Thị Ánh Xuân.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 26 sent a message of condolences to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over the great loss of human lives and property as a tourist boat sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Hokkaido prefecture.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on April 26.

Việt Nam and the Cook Islands on Tuesday officially set up diplomatic relations

The Politburo has asked Party Committees at all levels to examine and supervise to identify unqualified Party members, as part of a recently issued strategy on examination and supervision tasks until 2030.

Vietnam and the Cook Islands on April 26 set up their diplomatic relations.

Major General Hoàng Kim Phụng, Director of the Việt Nam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (under the Ministry of Defence), spoke to local media about preparations and the mission of the Military Engineering Unit No.1 and the Level-2 Field Hospital No.4 that will depart on Wednesday (April 27, 2022) for UN peacekeeping mission.

Laos’s newspaper Vientiane Times on April 25 ran an article affirming that the country and Vietnam have built a rare model of solidarity in the world, which is an invaluable asset that the two nations have treasured and preserved.

The high-ranking leaders of Laos expressed their belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV), the Vietnamese people will continue to obtain new greater achievements in the renewal process and successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the Government's report on thrift and waste prevention last year during the session on Monday morning.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on April 25 sent a sympathy message to Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. on the human and property losses caused by tropical storm Megi in many central and southern provinces of the country.

The high-ranking leaders of Laos expressed their belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the Vietnamese people will continue to obtain new greater achievements in the renewal process and successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress. ​

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 25 sent their congratulations to Emmanuel Macron over his re-election as President of France.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highly valued the recent progress in the Vietnam - US relations while receiving new US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on April 25.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Defence - Security Council and Commander of the people’s armed forces, paid a working visit to Military Region 1’s headquarters in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on April 25.

Members of the National Assembly (NA)'s Standing Committee offered their opinions on a Government report on the implementation of thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in 2021.

The Commission for Information and Education of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and the Commission for Propaganda and Training of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee on April 25 agreed to enhance cooperation in 2022-2026.

Pathet Lao Newspaper run by the Lao New Agency (KPL) on April 25 published an article on the special Laos-Vietnam relationship is developed throughout the history of national construction and defence, highlighting the long-standing solidarity and sound traditional friendship between the two neighbouring countries over the past more than nine decades.