Vietnam Airlines will restart its flight connecting the three major cities of Hanoi, Luang Prabang, and Siem Reap starting in July.
VNExpress reports that the airlines will operate three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and subject to demand, the frequency of flights will increase to five at the end of October this year.
The trans-Indochina route was suspended for years due to the Covid-19 pandemic; however, this flight is expected to stimulate the recovery of the regional tourism industry, trade, investment, and cultural exchange among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
According to the report, Vietnam’s flag carrier also operates seven flights per week on a route connecting its capital city of Hanoi, Vientiane in Laos, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and the southern Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh.
The airlines started flights to Siem Reap in 2000 and Luang Prabang in 2006, while in 2019, the carrier transported nearly 400,000 passengers on its trans-Indochina routes.
One hundred top performing fifth graders from primary schools in Laos are currently on a visit to China to celebrate International Children’s Day.
The students, accompanied by 25 teachers, departed on Tuesday to participate in the sixth International Children’s Day celebrations being hosted by China.
Mr. Sisamouth Saenbountalath, the leader of the student delegation, said that the participating students are all fifth-graders from public and private primary schools throughout Laos who excelled at the national level in Lao language literature, mathematics, and science.
The celebration tour will last a total of 16 days (from 23 May to 7 June) and will include stops in several Chinese provinces.
The primary school students will travel to the provinces of Kunming, Beijing, Xi’an, and Fuzhou. In these provinces, students have the opportunity to visit notable institutions for cultural exchange, such as Tiger Hill Elementary School, Xinhua University, Beijing Bayi Elementary School, etc.
The primary purpose of the trip is to allow students to share their knowledge, ideas, and also interact and learn from an international community of students they meet in China.
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The Mayor of Vientiane Capital met the Governor of Bangkok, Thailand and his delegation to discuss development plans of the two cities on Friday.
Lao Post reports that Mr. Atsaphangthong Siphandone, the Mayor of Vientiane Capital, visited the Governor of Bangkok, Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt to discuss cooperation between the two cities in the future.
The Vientiane Mayor discussed education, health, and tourism-related issues and the 2008 memorandum of cooperation project, that seeks to combat trafficking especially for women and children, during his meeting with the Bangkok governor.
The two leaders exchanged ideas about the quality of human resources in education sectors of the two capitals and their countries and the possibility of introducing technology to increase the effectiveness of teaching and learning (E-Learning).
Additionally, they discussed cooperation in the field of Telemedicine through assistance from Vajira Hospital and City Lab project at Navamindradhiraj University in Bangkok to train Lao and Thai health personnel.
In tourism cooperation, the two leaders exchanged ideas of a midnight economy that would enable the growth of night-time businesses and the promotion of the urban economy, including improving the quality of street food to attract more visitors.
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Vietnam Airlines to Resume Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Connecting Flight
Vietnam Airlines will restart its flight connecting the three major cities of Hanoi, Luang Prabang, and Siem Reap starting in July.
VNExpress reports that the airlines will operate three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and subject to demand, the frequency of flights will increase to five at the end of October this year.
The trans-Indochina route was suspended for years due to the Covid-19 pandemic; however, this flight is expected to stimulate the recovery of the regional tourism industry, trade, investment, and cultural exchange among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
According to the report, Vietnam’s flag carrier also operates seven flights per week on a route connecting its capital city of Hanoi, Vientiane in Laos, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and the southern Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh.
The airlines started flights to Siem Reap in 2000 and Luang Prabang in 2006, while in 2019, the carrier transported nearly 400,000 passengers on its trans-Indochina routes.
source: https://laotiantimes.com/2023/05/25/vietnam-airlines-to-resume-laos-vietnam-cambodia-connecting-flight/
100 Primary School Students Visit China to Celebrate International Children’s Day
One hundred top performing fifth graders from primary schools in Laos are currently on a visit to China to celebrate International Children’s Day.
The students, accompanied by 25 teachers, departed on Tuesday to participate in the sixth International Children’s Day celebrations being hosted by China.
Mr. Sisamouth Saenbountalath, the leader of the student delegation, said that the participating students are all fifth-graders from public and private primary schools throughout Laos who excelled at the national level in Lao language literature, mathematics, and science.
The celebration tour will last a total of 16 days (from 23 May to 7 June) and will include stops in several Chinese provinces.
The primary school students will travel to the provinces of Kunming, Beijing, Xi’an, and Fuzhou. In these provinces, students have the opportunity to visit notable institutions for cultural exchange, such as Tiger Hill Elementary School, Xinhua University, Beijing Bayi Elementary School, etc.
The primary purpose of the trip is to allow students to share their knowledge, ideas, and also interact and learn from an international community of students they meet in China.
source: https://laotiantimes.com/2023/05/25/100-primary-school-students-visit-china-to-celebrate-international-childrens-day/
Vientiane Capital Mayor Visits Bangkok Governor to Exchange City Development Plans
The Mayor of Vientiane Capital met the Governor of Bangkok, Thailand and his delegation to discuss development plans of the two cities on Friday.
Lao Post reports that Mr. Atsaphangthong Siphandone, the Mayor of Vientiane Capital, visited the Governor of Bangkok, Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt to discuss cooperation between the two cities in the future.
The Vientiane Mayor discussed education, health, and tourism-related issues and the 2008 memorandum of cooperation project, that seeks to combat trafficking especially for women and children, during his meeting with the Bangkok governor.
The two leaders exchanged ideas about the quality of human resources in education sectors of the two capitals and their countries and the possibility of introducing technology to increase the effectiveness of teaching and learning (E-Learning).
Additionally, they discussed cooperation in the field of Telemedicine through assistance from Vajira Hospital and City Lab project at Navamindradhiraj University in Bangkok to train Lao and Thai health personnel.
In tourism cooperation, the two leaders exchanged ideas of a midnight economy that would enable the growth of night-time businesses and the promotion of the urban economy, including improving the quality of street food to attract more visitors.
source: https://laotiantimes.com/2023/05/25/vientiane-capital-mayor-visits-bangkok-governor-to-exchange-city-development-plans/