China school hosts ceremony to mark completion of ‘Laos New Media Live E-Commerce’ training

A group of Lao executives was trained in skills for the e-commerce industry during a course organised by the Chongqing College of Finance and Economics and the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI).
Representatives from China’s mature e-commerce industry shared their experiences with the Lao executives during the course titled “Laos New Media Live E-Commerce”.

Senior officials from LNCCI and business members at the closing ceremony.

On June 2, ceremonies were organised in China and Laos to mark the completion of the “Laos New Media Live E-Commerce” training course and the signing of the memorandum of understanding for “Belt and Road” School-Enterprise Cooperation. The ceremonies were also on an international online video conference platform.
The Executive Vice President of the LNCCI, Mr Daovone Phachanthavong, the LNCCI Executive Secretary General, Mr Manitto Phomphothi, the Chief Representative of the Chongqing Representative Office, Mr Yang Donglun, the Vice President of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Laos, Mr Thongdam Khounoudom, the Director of the Information Department, Mr Khounekham Inthasane, the Vice President of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Laos (YEAL), Mr Houmphan Saiyalath, the Secretary-General of Lan-Mekong China Education Training Promotion Alliance, Fei Cui, the Vice President of the Chongqing College of Finance and Economics, Mr Guan Jun, executives of industries of China and Laos and persons responsible for international exchanges and cooperation by Chongqing’s vocational colleges attended the events.
In his remarks at the closing ceremony for the training programme, Mr Guan Jun said that since the establishment of the Belt and Road E-commerce Rural Revitalisation College a year ago, the institution has accurately assisted international rural revitalisation work by carrying out academic education and skills training.
He said that the “Laos New Media Live E-commerce” training course for middle and senior management executives fully utilised the resources of the finance and trade vocational education group of Chongqing Vocational Education Base, the financial and vocational education alliance of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twins Cities Economic Circle and the LNCCI. This was done to share the experiences of China’s mature e-commerce industry with more than 20 Lao executives.
“Our school will cooperate with the Institute of Industry and Commerce of the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Madsthane handicrafts-agriculture promotion enterprise to build an internship training base, implement the ‘dual subject’ school, serve the revitalisation of Laos’ agricultural industry, and make new and greater contributions to promoting the heart-to-heart connection between China and Laos,” he said.

Trainees took part in the in-person and virtual closing ceremony on June 2.

Mr Daovone Phachanthavong thanked the school for imparting theoretical knowledge and new media technology in the field of Chinese e-commerce to the Lao industry at a time when economic and trade ties between China and Laos are booming.
He believed that the Belt and Road E-commerce Rural Revitalisation Institute will help Laos’ backward areas achieve capacity transformation and upgrading, and this will help local farmers increase incomes and become wealthier.
Speaking on behalf of the workshop’s participants, Mr Maxthana Vannachomchanh said the training was rich in content and diverse in form, and the trainees learned about Chinese culture and language. They also learned new ways of e-commerce retail and will apply this knowledge to practical work, he said.
He hoped that he would have the opportunity to participate in more training organised by the school in future and looked forward to having a chance to visit the school for studies.
The Secretary-General of the Lan-Mekong China Education Training Promotion Alliance, Fei Cui, who was the trainer for the course, accepted the completion certificate on behalf of the Lao students and presented gifts to the school as a token of gratitude.
On behalf of the school, Guan Jun signed international school-enterprise cooperation agreements with the Institute of Industry and Commerce of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos and the Madsthane handicrafts-agriculture promotion enterprise. The agreements will help build internship training based on the Belt and Road E-commerce Rural Revitalization College.
The meeting also officially released the college’s logo.

By Times Reporters
(Latest Update June 2, 2023)