Members of the Champasak provincial Party Committee on Friday receive Ho Chi Minh City’s Party members and youth officials from Vietnam during their visit to Champasak province. Ho Chi Minh City’s youth officials gave IT, other technological, medical, study, and teaching equipment, crop seeds and emergency relief items to Champasak province’s youth organisation. The equipment will be distributed to youth organisations in five districts for use in the course of their work.        --Photo Champamai newspaper

The Lao Handicraft Association and the Sub-Committee of the 9th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium extend their sincere appreciation to the Ambassador of Malaysia to the Lao PDR, Mr Edi Irwan Mahmud, and his wife Madam Rashidah Mohd Rashid, for their valuable support and contribution to the successful hosting of the symposium in Vientiane in November 2024. Their support played an important role in promoting and preserving the rich textile traditions and artistic heritage of Lao artisans, helping showcase Lao craftsmanship to regional and international audiences. The Lao Handicraft Association expresses its deep gratitude and recognises their dedication and commitment to strengthening cultural cooperation and supporting traditional textile heritage across the ASEAN region.

Luang Namtha district administration committee officials last week give advice on improved rice planting methods to farmers working in paddy fields in Poung village. --Photo Pathetlao

The Lao-Korea Agricultural Technical and Rural Development Service Centre concluded a three-day training course on agricultural capacity building on June 17, 2026. The workshop, held from June 15–17, brought together 26 participants, including 10 women, from Xayabouly province and Vientiane. The curriculum focused on equipping trainees with essential skills in modern farming, including vegetable cultivation, soil preparation, water system management, pest control, and livestock rearing, such as cattle and porcupine farming. During the closing ceremony, Deputy Head of the centre, Mr Bounleua Sihalath, presented certificates of completion to the participants. In his address, he praised the commitment shown by the trainees and the organisers, highlighting the importance of these techniques in improving productivity and efficient resource management.