VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group has invested approximately $1.2 billion in Laos to plant corn, sugar cane, rubber and palm in an area of 40,000ha.

Laos promises to consult with experts and consider the construction of hydropower dams on Mekong River is the good news for Vietnam. However, scientists say Vietnam needs to act promptly to take full advantage of its opportunities.

 Deputy PM attends 2014 Boao Forum for Asia; Vietnamese, Lao parties hold 2nd theory conference; NA delegation visits Laos; Deputy PM reviews SOE restructuring; VFF President meets with Chinese, Chilean ambassadors

 V-League's Hoang Anh Gia Lai will send team players to support their sister team Hong Anh Attapeu at the Lao Premier League in this season.

The German bank says that it bought 2.7 million shares to maintain its ownership ratio in Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group after HAGL listed more shares. This move is contrary to the previous speculation on Deutsche Bank’s divestment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Sugar and Sugar Cane Association (VSSA) has protested against the plan by Hoang Anh Gia Lai group to sell 30,000 tons of sugar it made in Laos to the Bien Hoa Sugar JSC.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The discovery of saola in Vietnam in 1992 and the discovery of an individual saola recently when this species is facing extinction--are the key events in the world of animals for over 50 years.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nguyen Phu Trong will begin an official visit to India on November 19.

Taking part in the Holland Village 2013 held from November 22 to December 1 in September 23 Park downtown will be Dutch fish expert Gerrit Morren.

The Vietnamese embassy in Laos has pledged to cooperate with the Lao side to support families of plane crash victims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An underground pipeline of 240 km long will be built to link from the Sekong and Attapeu plateaus of Laos to Quang Nam province of Vietnam, with a total investment of approximately $250 million.

President Truong Tan Sang will visit Hungary from September 15-17 and then head to Denmark from September 18-20, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9.

 Between 2 and 3 tropical storms or depressions are expected to hit the East Sea in September, of which 1-2 will affect Vietnam, according to weather experts.

 Hitting a rock on the road, a Lao tourist car carrying 15 people, including two Vietnamese, lost control and plunged into an abyss. Two people died and 10 others were injured.

 Da Nang to open Vietnam’s first cable car line; Viedam opens mold R&D center at SHTP; Local firms keen to make strong investments in Laos; Vietnamese consumers less optimistic: Nielsen

NA Standing Committee meets for 19th session; Seminar discusses State agencies’ role in corruption fight; Foreign Minister visits India for 15th JCM

 PM Dung hails Lao border progress; Vietnam, Laos complete border demarcation; VN lauds Kazakh wartime assistance

 Vietnam, Laos strengthen labour cooperation; Over 1.6 Youth Union members receive incentive loans; Residents slow to accept City's strict smoking ban

 Laos remains a bright destination for Vietnamese investors, the director of the HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre said at a seminar held in HCM City yesterday.

 Vietnam, Laos increase border cooperation; Venezuela president to visit Vietnam; Philippines-Vietnam cooperation growing; Residents’ role in Vietnam-Cambodia border security