A group of 173 students from China, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Japan and Australia last week take a Lao language exam at the Faculty of Education National University of Laos. The  exam comprises listening, speaking, reading and writing sections.
--Photo Faculty of Education

Staff from CARE International in Laos and government officials on Tuesday visit a coffee production centre in Dakcheung district, Xekong province. The coffee production group in Dakyoy village is one of 17 environmentally-friendly organic coffee production groups that are part of a project to empower women.                                       --Photo Pathetlao

Youth volunteer officials from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on Sunday provide free health checks for elderly people as well as giving household supplies to families in remote areas, medical equipment to the Xanasomboun district health office, and bags and books to students in Champasak province.                                                       --Photo Pasaxon

Thataeng district police and military personnel in Xekong province on Monday give a basic training course on public security and defence to secondary school students after they completed the final grade of school.                                                        --Photo Pasaxon