The Chinese Ambassador to Laos Ms Fang Hong and her staff on Tuesday give 120 million kip to the Secretary of the Attapeu Provincial Party Committee Mr Bountheung Douangsavanh and his officials. The money will be used to buy office equipment for use by the new Namkong sub-district administration. On the same occasion the Chinese Ambassador also provided US$5,000 in scholarship funding.            --Photo Pathetlao

Australia’s Deputy Ambassador to Laos, Ms Benita Sommerville (right), gives video production and IT equipment to the Head of Office, the Ministry of Education and Sports, Assoc. Prof. Dr Lavanh Vongkhamsene (right) on July 27. The donation reflects the Australian Government’s support for the Ministry of Education and Sports in promoting child protection, gender equality and women’s leadership in education. The Australian Government provided video production and IT equipment worth A$37,662 (585,793,000 kip) to strengthen the ministry’s media team and support more effective communication on education initiatives.

Secretary of the Khammuan Provincial Party Committee, Mr Xaysana Khotphouthone, and his staff on Tuesday provide cash and supplies worth 300 million kip to Khounkham district officials to help families who suffered losses in recent flooding. The money and supplies were donated by Lao Kaiyuan Mining Co., Ltd.         --Photo Khammuan News

The Japan Foundation holds an opening ceremony for a summer training session for Japanese language teachers from three secondary schools in Luang Prabang city, taking place from July 27 to August 14. Since January this year, the Japan Foundation has run teacher training sessions once a week, with Japanese language experts and teachers from three schools continuously receiving training. In Vientiane, the Japan Foundation has been conducting a Japanese language education programme at the secondary level since 2015. This is the first time that Japanese language education has been introduced to secondary schools outside of Vientiane.