Deputy Prime Minister Mr Saleumxay Kommasith and his associates visit goods assembled for sale at the Lao-Vietnamese exhibition and trade fair in Pakse city, Champasak province, which opens to the public from April 2-5. Business operators and traders from Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos will exhibit and sell their wares. --Photo Champamai News

The Ambassador of Cuba to Laos, Ms Enna Esther Viant Valdes, on Wednesday presents flowers and congratulates Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Thongsavanh Phomvihane on his appointment as a Deputy Prime Minister. The Ambassador said she deeply appreciated the fact that the National Assembly had entrusted Mr Thongsavanh to the post.

A senior official from Quang Tri province in Vietnam on Tuesday gives 500 million dong to a Xekong provincial official to support development work in the province. The donation followed the signing of an agreement on cooperation between the two provinces covering the period 2026-2030. --Photo Pathetlao

Members of the Khammuan provincial People’s Council on Tuesday give 10 motorbikes worth more than 300 million kip to election committees in 10 districts after a meeting to summarise lessons learned from the election of National Assembly members in February. --Photo Khammuan News

A representative of the PTT (Lao) Co., Ltd. football team hands a gift to his counterpart from the Lao Journalists Association’s football team before the two sides squared off in a friendly match in Vientiane on Tuesday. The high-scoring game ended in a 6-6 draw, which the players agreed was a fair result that reflected an equal level of play. Standing on the sidelines were the Vice President of Lao Front for National Development, Mr Laopaoxong Navongxay; Association members; media personnel; and officials from the Commission for Information and Education of the Central Committee.