Five new school buildings at Thongkahay primary school, Kokbok lower secondary school, Ta-oy secondary school, Piko lower secondary school and Pongnam lower secondary in Ta-oy district, Saravan province, are handed over for use under an Education Sector Development Project funded by a loan of 14 billion kip from the Asian Development Bank. The handover ceremony was attended by district and school officials.   --Photo Pasaxon

Hundreds of local residents and representatives of various organisations on Saturday gather for a walk in Vientiane, with the event taking the theme “Streets for life: driver slower, live longer”. --Photo Lao National Radio

Phongsaly officials last week deliver nine solar cell panels, rice, and medicines to authorities in Moxoxan village, Bounneua district, for distribution to families, hospitals and other entities in need of assistance.     --Photo Pathetlao  

The Rice and Cash Crop Research Centre in cooperation with the Horticulture Research Centre under the National Agriculture and Forestry Research last week runs a training session on the processing of rice and fruit tree products in Hatdonekeo village, Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, supported by the JAIF-IRRI Capacity Development Programme for ASIAN Rice Net. The event taught women how to improve fruit, vegetable and rice processing methods to add value to agricultural produce while also following food safety rules. One of the aims of food processing is to ensure food security during lean times and when certain crops are out of season. The training, which included theoretical and practical components, was led by a professor from the Institute of Food Science in the Philippines.