Vientiane, Sept. 2 -- Lao leaders have lauded Vietnam's remarkable achievements over the past 80 years of nation-building and development, highlighting their significance not only for the country's rising regional and global profile but also for the preservation and strengthening of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.

Speaking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Vientiane ahead of Vietnam's 80th National Day (September 2, 1945 - 2025), Professor Boviengkham Vongdara, Minister of Technology and Communications of Laos, recalled that the triumph of the August Revolution in 1945 opened a new era of independence for the Vietnamese people, who nevertheless faced immense challeng...