Vice President Bounthong Chitmany gives 100 million kip to Savannakhet province to help with flood relief efforts. He also gave educational and sports equipment worth 120 million kip, as well as 100 blankets and 100 mosquito nets, to Thapangthong district authorities during a meeting with the Executive Committee of the Savannakhet Provincial Party, which took place from July 7-9.    --Photo Pathetlao

Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Khamjane Vongphosy (fifth from left), meets with Japanese officials and Lao business operators while visiting a Lao booth at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

Residents of Laoluang village in Hinboun district, Khammuan province, assess the damage caused by flooding this week. Fifteen houses were inundated, people’s belongings and some livestock were washed away, and flooding on Road 13 South meant the road became impassable. Village authorities organised assistance for affected families, who were moved from their flooded homes to higher ground.  --Photo Pathetlao

Business operators from Vientiane and Yunnan province in China last week meet to sign agreements on four projects aimed at boosting industrial and trade development, with total funding of 100 million Chinese yuan. They also signed a cooperation agreement on the Vientiane-Yunnan product exhibition, creating new opportunities for Yunnan products to enter the Lao market and expand into Southeast Asia. These initiatives are designed to strengthen China-Laos cooperation and promote increased use of the China-Laos Railway for efficient and cost-effective goods transportation. The agreements were signed by Yuxi Rongsheng Technology Co., Ltd., Xinglongda Company, Yuxi Xintianli, Lao Jidapeng Group Co., Ltd., the Royal Angel Company, Yuxi High-tech Zone Sunac Investment Co., Ltd., and Beilongzan Lake Comprehensive Development Co., Ltd.