"The wetter, the luckier" is a belief of the Lao people during the Bun Huot Nam festival.

The intricate outfits of Lao women in Lai Chau province are meticulously crafted, with the primary colour being black dyed with indigo. Men’s attire is simpler, typically consisting of black-dyed trousers and shirts.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 2 handed the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien a decision recognising two cultural practices of the local H’Mong and Lao ethnic minority groups as national cultural heritages.

The consumption of organic food has become popular in the world. Recognizing this global trend, Vietnamese investors in Laos have been producing organic farm produce, bringing stable incomes for Lao people.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City's Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs on June 4 provided free health check-ups and medicines for impoverished overseas Vietnamese and Lao people in Vientiane.

The Party Central Committee has sent a congratulatory message to the 11th national congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

A 132-page book on Le Van Hien, the first Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, was introduced to the public at the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Vientiane on December 30.

A ceremony has been held in Vientiane to mark two years of operation of U-Money e-wallet provided by Unitel, a joint venture between Viettel of Vietnam and a Lao company.

The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association on April 21 presented medical supplies to help Lao people, especially doctors and nurses who are directly involved in preventing and combating the COVID-19.

Leaders of Vietnam on December 1 sent congratulations to their Lao counterparts on the 44th National Day of Laos (December 2).

The eighth National Assembly (NA) of Laos wrapped up after three working days of its first session in the afternoon of April 22.