Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his staff officially hand over a newly built school to education authorities in Samphan district, Phongsaly province. The school has five classrooms, an office and a toilet block, with a construction cost of 3.3 billion kip. --Photo Laophattana News

Vice President of the National Assembly, Mr Monxay Laomuaxong, and his officials last week deliver a vehicle, a clean drinking water generator, a water storage tank, a patient trolley and other equipment worth more than 400 million kip to Military Hospital 101 in Anouvong district, Xaysomboun province. --Photo Vientiane Mai

Industry and commerce officials in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, together with police, set fire to substandard children's toys after they were deemed a health risk. They were confiscated from market vendors in the district. --Photo Lao Economic Daily

Lao and Chinese military personnel take part in a training exercise to practise emergency treatment for train passengers.                                        --Photo Lao People's Army News