Semeru volcano in Indonesia was active again on December 6 after two days a powerful eruption killed at least 22 people and left 27 missing, forcing rescuers to suspend their search and rescue activities.
A delegation from the Vietnam - Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) Central Committee led by its President Tran Van Tuy on December 7 paid a courtesy call to Chairman of Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from December 6-8.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of prioritizing and developing special solidarity with Laos while receiving Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on December 6.