A grand welcome ceremony at the highest level for a head of state was held in Hanoi on September 10 for General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central

Torrential rain from Typhoon Yagi across the northern region and the release of water from hydropower reservoirs further upstream have caused the Hong (Red) River water level to rise rapidly,

Party General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held talks in Hanoi on September

General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, held talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin following an official welcome

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 10 inspected flood and landslide-hit areas and visited affected people in the northern province of Bac Giang. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Naly Sisoulith, the spouse of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith now on a state to Vietnam, visited Ngo