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  Empowering Communities: Agriculture for Nutrition Project Transforms Lives in Xekong Province

  12/19/2025 12:36:33 PM

  In a recent interview on December 17, Mr. Dola Sayalop, Project Facilitator for the Agriculture for Nutrition (AFN) project under the World Food Programme (WFP), highlighted the significant progress being made in Lamam district to improve food security and rural livelihoods.

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  Vientiane sets out tourism development strategy

  12/18/2025 4:17:36 PM

  Vientiane Authorities have outlined plans to strengthen tourism, expand accommodation capacity and increase income for local businesses as part of efforts to stimulate the city’s economy.

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  WFP Bridges Development Gap in Southern Laos Through Media Collaboration

  12/18/2025 4:05:49 PM

  The World Food Programme (WFP) concluded a high-level field mission to Southern Laos today, bringing media representatives to the frontlines of food security and nutrition efforts in Champassak and Xekong provinces. The mission, running from December 15–19, was designed to showcase the tangible impacts of WFP-supported government programmes on remote communities. Led by WFP Coordinator the delegation visited various village-level activities to witness how international support translates into local resilience.

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  Australia supports socio-economic development in southern Laos

  12/18/2025 3:07:47 PM

  From 14–19 December, Australian Ambassador Megan Jones visited the southern provinces to reaffirm Australia’s commitment to education, the 5th Population and Housing Census, and broader development and economic cooperation with the Lao PDR. The Australian Ambassador visited Savannakhet and Champassak provinces, accompanied by Minister of Finance Santiphab Phomvihane, before making her first official visit to Saravan and Xekong provinces.

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  Finance Minister, development partners observe field data collection of the 5th PHC in Champassak

  12/18/2025 2:47:47 PM

  Mr. Santiphab Phomvihane, Minister of Finance and Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for the 2025 Population and Housing Census, together with development partners visited Champassak province on December 16, 2025 to observe the census fieldwork first-hand and to encourage, inspire, and express appreciation to census field enumerators, supervisors and provincial authorities implementing the country’s first-ever digital census. In Pakse City, the joint delegation, comprising Mrs. Phetsamone Sone, Head of the Lao Statistics Bureau, Dr. Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Representative; and Mrs. Megan Jones, Australian Ambassador to the Lao PDR, met with President of Champasak Administrative Committee, Dr. Souksavanh Vilayvong and Vice President of Champasak Administrative Committee, Mr. Phimphone Phandanouvong.