Eight companies from the Republic of Korea have introduced high construction technology to local engineering companies in Vientiane on May 16.

(KPL) The World Food Programme (WFP) on May 15 handed over its school feeding programme currently implemented at more than 500 schools across the country to the government. The handover ceremony took place at the Bor village school in Xay district, Oudomxay province where WFP provides 40,000 plates of food per year to the school’s 200 students. In 2002, WFP started the school feeding to provide nutritious meals to children who would often come to school on an empty stomach. Since then the programme has expanded to cover more than 140,000 children in 1,450 schools across the country.

(KPL) The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the National Regulatory Authority for UXO/Mine Action Sector in the Lao PDR (NRA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a contribution agreement on the ‘Project to Support for UXO Sector in the Lao PDR phase 2 (2019-2022/USD 5.5 million) on May 14 in Vientiane.

(KPL) The Research and Training Institute of the National Radio and Television Administration of China has funded a 10-day training course on Covering Media Exchange Civilizations for media reporters from Laos, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Uruguay and Ethiopia.

(KPL) Thepthida Sithepthanouxay, 12, an ethnic school girl from Atsaphon district, Savannakhet province wants to see children in her village and her schoolmates given an opportunity to take part in community activities.

(KPL) The Lao PDR has received over EUR 11 million boost, aiming to improve the nutrition outcome of almost 24,000 women of reproductive age (15-49) and over 11,000 children in the Lao PDR.

(KPL) The Australian government has provided funding of AUD 430,000 (approx. USD 300,000) to support the Mekong River Commission to implement its initiative in reinvigorating its data, modeling and information systems to provide enhanced and timely information to the public and MRC member countries.

The 1st Hongsa Skills Competition was held on May 9 to mark the 133rd International Labour Day, also called International Workers’ Day

(KPL) A large shipment of rice, lentils and oil donated by the United States arrived at the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Vientiane warehouse on May 10, 2019, where U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR Rena Bitter received the goods. Since 2008, the U.S. government’s McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been supporting the WFP school meals programme in Laos with contributions totaling more than US$60 million.

(KPL) Lao PDR will benefit from public financial management reforms to improve financial reporting, and develop administrative capacity for revenue collection, public procurement, and budget execution, with support from the World Bank.