The awarding ceremony of the Storytelling Keepsake Contest, hosted by Vietnam Times Magazine and the Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in Vietnam on December 13 in Hanoi, honored the Vietnam-Laos friendship and solidarity through priceless memorabilia from people of the two countries.

A delegation of the Lao Federation of Trade Unions led by its President Aly Vong Nor Bun Tham visited the Trade Union University (TUU) in Hanoi on July 19 to discuss the quality and effectiveness of training Laotian students in Vietnam.