Officials from Luang Prabang province, representatives from the Japan Infrastructure Development Partnership (JIP), and Xiengngeun district authorities on Tuesday officially open a bridge over the Khan River, linking Suanluang and Huayyen villages. Construction of the bridge, which is 112 metres long and 5 metres wide, was funded by JIP at a cost of US$443,226. --Photo Pathetlao

Representing Lao Press in Foreign Languages, also known as the Vientiane Times, Editor-in-Chief Ms Phonesavanh Thikeo gives a copy of the Vientiane Times as a commemorative gift to the Head of the Representative Office for Indonesia and ASEAN at RT International, Mr Denis Bolotsky, during his visit to the newspaper’s offices in Vientiane to discuss possible areas of cooperation and strengthened media relations.

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Turkish Embassy in Vientiane on Tuesday donated 500 boxes of food and drinking water worth 400 million kip for distribution to families who suffered losses in a hailstorm that hit Vientiane last month. The Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye, Ms Oya Yazar, handed over the donated items to the President of the Lao Women's Union, Mrs Aly Vongnobountham, and Vice Chairperson of the Vientiane Administration Committee, Ms Vilayvone Chanthalaty, in the presence of members of the Vientiane Disaster Management Committee.

Deputy Minister of Justice Mr Khamphan Bounphakhom (front, centre) and President of the Lao Bar Association, Mr Viengsavanh Phanthalee (front, third from right), gather with executive and inspection committee members, former leaders and guests at the Lao Bar Association’s meeting room in Vientiane on March 30 to mark the Association’s 37th anniversary. The event reviewed the Association’s development over nearly four decades, with a call for lawyers to strengthen unity, improve legal skills, uphold professional ethics, and reinforce inspection work.