Bokeo provincial military command officials present a gift to Chinese police who patrol waterways on the Laos-China border together with their Lao counterparts. The gift was presented at the Laos-China Coordination Centre in Mom village, Tonpheung district, Bokeo province. --Photo Ny Thammavong

President of the Lao Journalists' Association, Mr Savankhone Razmountry (third left), representatives of CARE International, government officials and reporters from the central provinces gather in Vientiane on Wednesday to learn about management and safety in online social media platforms. The event is part of the Green Action Through Media, Mass Organisation and Civil Society in Laos (GAMCIL) project, supported by the European Union.

Schoolchildren learn the basics of motorcycle repair and maintenance at the Oudomxay Provincial Skills Development Centre.      --Photo Pasaxon

Representatives from Xieng Khuang and Borikhamxay provinces learn the basics of cooperative accounting during a training course this month at the Lao-Korea Development and Training Centre in Vientiane. The course was supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea and implemented by the Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Strengthening cooperative accounting aims to increase production capacity and families’ incomes. The training is part of a project to promote the establishment of the Saemaul Geumgo savings system in villages. The project aims to introduce a structured village-level savings and loan system to enhance self-reliance, reduce poverty, and promote sustainable community development.