The centre is a symbol of science and technology cooperation between Vietnam and Laos as it was built by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology following the 35th meeting of the Inter-governmental Committee on Economic, Cultural, Educational, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Vietnam and Laos in Vietnam’s Vinh Phuc province on December 19, 2012.The Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam and Laos worked closely and launched construction of the centre in September 2015 and made the final touches on the work in December 2017.Built at the cost of over VND98 billion from the Vietnamese Government’s ODA source, the centre is capable of training 600-800 scientific managerial officials a year and is a working place of a 70-member staff.In 2012-2017, 308 Lao officials received short-term and long-term training in Vietnam and the figure is modest compared with Laos’s demands and orientations to develop a strong contingent of scientific and technological officials. Therefore, the centre will help the Lao Ministry of Science and Technology meet the development goals and tasks assigned by the Lao Party and Government to make use of science and technology as a main driver of the national socio-economic growth.Addressing the event, Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam Chu Ngoc Anh expressed his hope that the Lao Ministry of Science and Technology will continue working closely with the Vietnamese counterpart on the centre’s operation.Lao Minister of Science and Technology Boviengkham Vongdara showed his profound gratitude to the Party, State and Government of Vietnam for their assistance and… [Read full story]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong held talks in Vientiane on September 14 to discuss measures to step up cooperation between the two countries across the board. The PMs expressed their delight at the growing traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples. They agreed to maintain and promote mutual trust in their political partnerships as well as high-level delegation exchanges under various forms. Vietnam is one of the biggest investors in Laos with bilateral trade gradually increasing in recent years. Collaboration in culture, education-training, science-technology, transport and agriculture…... [read more]
NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong held talks in Vientiane on September 14 to discuss measures to step up co-operation between the two countries across the board. The PMs expressed their delight at the growing traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between the two Parties, States and peoples. They agreed to maintain and promote mutual trust in their political partnerships as well as high-level delegation exchanges under various forms. Vietnam is one of the biggest investors in Laos with bilateral trade gradually increasing in recent years. Collaboration in culture, education-training, science-technology, transport…... [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong held talks in Vientiane on September 14 to discuss measures to step up cooperation between the two countries across the board. The PMs expressed their delight at the growing traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples. They agreed to maintain and promote mutual trust in their political partnerships as well as high-level delegation exchanges under various forms. Vietnam is one of the biggest investors in Laos with bilateral trade gradually increasing in recent years. Collaboration in culture, education-training, science-technology, transport and agriculture…... [read more]
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith co-chair a ceremony to launch the Viet Nam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2017 - Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu Speaking at the ceremony, the PMs affirmed the meaning of the year 2017 as the two countries are celebrating the 55thanniversary of diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962) and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Amity and Cooperation Treaty (July 18, 1977).... [read more]
VGP – The Governments of Viet Nam and Laos will give priority to consolidating and developing the two nations’ relations, regarding it as invaluable assets for the national development. The statement was made at the talks held by PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong on September 14 during the former's working visit to Laos. PM Thongsing Thammavong asserted that the Lao Government and people value Viet Nam's assistance for its national liberation and development. Regarding the Vietnamese-invested Potassium Chloride Salt Project in Khammounan province, the Lao PM referred to realistic benefits of the project of helping…... [read more]
