Hanoi: Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has urged the Lao News Agency (KPL) and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to build on past achievements and effectively carry out their cooperation agreement in the new period, emphasising personnel training, professional development, and innovation in journalism technology. During a meeting with visiting KPL General Director Vannasin Simmavong on November 13, the Deputy PM praised the outcomes of cooperation in information and communications between the two countries.

According to Vietnam News Agency, earlier the same day, delegations from VNA and KPL, led respectively by General Directors Vu Viet Trang and Vannasin Simmavong, held talks to review their cooperation for 2022-2025 and signed a professional cooperation agreement for 2026-2030.