Deputy Prime Minister Prof. Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, the Mayor of Vientiane Dr Athsaphangthong Siphandone and other government officials on Saturday visit stalls during the opening ceremony of the That Luang festival, which is taking place from November 1-5. --Photo Lao National Radio

Officials from the Attapeu provincial Agriculture and Environment Department on Friday inspect flood damage in Sanamxay district, where the cost of rehabilitation is estimated at about 16 billion kip.                                                                             --Photo Pathetlao

Lao Consul General to Quangxi province in China, Mr Vongpano Sipaseuth (third left), and Editor-in-Chief of Lao Press in Foreign Languages, Mrs Phonsavanh Thikeo (third right), pose with CMG media staff and Lao reporters at the opening of the ASEAN Media Partners Cooperation Week in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The event is taking place from November 2-8, organised by the China Media group (CMG) and the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This year’s theme is ‘Openess, Culture and Shared Home’.

Lao media personnel last week visit the BOE Group Co., Ltd. (BOE: Best on Earth) to observe AI broadcasting management and control systems that cover cyber security, a long distance medical service, and EV car production. The event, held in Beijing, China, gathered 35 media representatives from 16 countries. --Photo CIBC (China Broadcasting International Economics and Technology Cooperation Co., Ltd).