Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc and senior officials from the Lao Ministry of Public Security, together with other officials from the two countries, on Monday visit the construction site of a building housing a civil registration and Lao identity card database, commissioned by the Ministry of Public Security’s Command Centre in Vientiane.  --Photo Pathetlao

Teachers and students at Khangkhay Secondary School in Paek district, Xiengkhouang province, together with officials from the Indian Embassy to Laos, on Saturday gather to witness the laying of a foundation stone for the construction of a new school costing US$49,500, financed by the Government of India under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation framework. The new school will have an office and four classrooms that can seat 160 children. Construction is scheduled for completion in January 2027. --Photo Xiengkhouangmixay Weekly

A group comprising 12 Lao government officials, reporters, 38 coaches and 72 competitors on Saturday attends the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The Games are taking place from September 19 to October 4, with teams from 45 countries participating.  --Photo Education Science and Sport News

Staff from the Xayabouly district industry and commerce office in Xayabouly province last week prepare to dispose of pork products after they were confiscated from a local market, being deemed unfit for human consumption. --Photo Laophattana News