President of the Lao Front for National Development, Mr Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mrs Suanesavanh Vignaket, senior officials from various organisations and local schoolchildren attend the opening of the 5th Vientiane Book Festival, which aims to foster good reading habits in young people.

Minister of Education and Sports, Associate Prof. Dr Phout Simmalavong, on Thursday presents a certificate to a representative of the Education Department in Chungcheongnam-do province, Republic of Korea, in recognition of her support for the development of education in Laos. --Photo Sports Daily News