On the occasion of the official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic from 8-10 October 2018 by Tran Quoc Vuong, Member of Politburo, Standing Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to Laos, Mr Pham Hong Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Construction, together with Comrade  Bunyong Xin-ta-lo, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Laos Public Works and Transportation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Vietnam Ministry of Construction and the Laos Ministry of  Public Works and Transport  in the field of construction, in the presence of of Tran Quoc Vuong and  Phăn-khăm Vị-phả-văn, Member of the Politburo, Standing Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

The iNut Smartcity Team from Vietnam’s University of Economics and Law has won the World Technopolis Association (WTA) 2018 Binh Duong Smart City Initiative Competition.