Candidates standing for election to the 10th National Assembly and 5th Provincial People's Council in Khammuan province, led by Party Central Committee member and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Phosay Sayasone, and Secretary of Khammuan province’s Party Executive Committee, Mr Xaysana Khotphouthone, on Wednesday, meet with voters in Thakhaek district.

Representatives from the Lao Front for National Development and an ethnic vocational technical college in China on Monday hand over a new school building to staff at the lower secondary school in Viengkeo village, Xaythany district, Vientiane. The construction cost was about 610 million kip. Fifty student desks, two air conditioners and 10 computers worth 90 million kip were also provided.                 --Photo Pasaxon

Officials from Luang Prabang province’s Agriculture and Environment Department on Tuesday give 14 desks, 2 filing cabinets, IT equipment, and 8 motorcycles to Phonthong district officials for use in the course of their work.               --Photo Luang Prabang TV

Sixty-one trainees from the Sonphasak Employment Service Company display their certificates alongside officials from the Laos-Korea Rural Development and Training Centre following an agricultural technical training programme last week designed to modernise farming practices. The session covered soil preparation, irrigation management, crop protection, and livestock and aquaculture techniques. The programme also emphasised post-harvest technology to ensure food quality and reduce waste. An official at the Training Centre encouraged the group to actively apply their new skills to drive growth in their respective areas of work.