Officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Khammuan provincial Public Works and Transport Department inspect progress on the GMS4 Urban Development Project in Thakhaek district. With work now 95.9 percent complete, officials instructed the contractor to ensure completion according to schedule, while ensuring a high quality of construction.              --Photo Khammuan News

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Dr Saynakhone Inthavong and staff at the Laos-China agricultural technology demonstration and service centre in Xay district, Oudomxay province, view the work carried out at the centre. --Photo Agriculture and Environment News

Teachers and students at Kheuakhaokath Secondary School on Wednesday donate blood at the Red Cross Blood Centre in Savannakhet province to replenish the local blood bank. --Photo Savannakhet Branch Red Cross

Thirty farmers from Champasak and Salavan provinces take a five-day training course designed to enhance coffee production techniques and improve crop quality.The course took place at the Southern Agriculture Training Centre and ended on September 25. Organised by the Lao-Korea Agricultural Techniques and Rural Development Service Centre, farmers and district agricultural officials from Bachiengchaleunsouk and Lao-ngam districts gained practical knowledge in coffee tree rejuvenation, pruning, pest management, soil fertility, organic fertiliser production, and post-harvest crop handling.