Vietnam started the construction of a political theory school for the Lao People’s Army (LPA) in Xaysettha district of Vientiane, on January 19. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Vilay Lakhamphong, Deputy Defence Minister and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Lao People’s Army, expressed his thank for the Vietnamese Party, State and Defence Ministry. According to him, the construction of this school is essential to develop the LPA into a politically-strong army, and enhance its capacity in training political officials, thus helping the LPA fulfill the mission assigned by the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, Lao State and people. Investment for the first phase of the project is over USD6 million (VND137 billion)
The construction of a high school in Luang Namtha town in the Lao province of Luang Namtha started on December 14. The project with a total investment of 86 billion VND, mostly from Vietnamese non-refundable aid, is being carried out by Vietnam's northern province of Vinh Phuc. Luang Namtha province contributed 10 billion VND. The new 3-ha school will have a four storey building with 40 classrooms for 2,000 students, an assembly room, a two storey office building and a library. Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony, Luang Namtha province's Deputy Governor Phanthong Phutthamma expressed his thanks to the Vietnamese Party, Government,…... [read more]
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Lao National Academy for Politics and Public Administration (LNA) project was held in Laos capital city of Vientiane on December 9. The project is being jointly carried out by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HCMA) and the LNA. The building is being built on an area of 2,020 sq.m at a total cost of 104 billion VND, from non-refundable aid provided by the Vietnamese government. Following the ceremony, Saman Vignaketh, a Politburo member of the Laos People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee (LPRPCC) in charge of the LPRPCC's political ideology…... [read more]
The VND57.2 billion project will have a 110m antenna tower, a 5kw TV-transmitter and a 10kw FM transmitter built on an area of 11,628m2.The funding has been sourced from the Vietnamese government’s non-refundable aid for Lao in the 2006-2010 period.The project is scheduled to finish in June this year.Vietnam has previously helped Lao to build a similar station in the southern province of Champasak.... [read more]
At the meeting, Thang congratulated the Communist Party of China (CPC) for successfully holding its 19th National Congress. He lauded the development of CPC theory which serves as a guideline for China’s socio-economic development.He also expressed delight at the new cooperation deal between the two academies, which was signed in the presence of CPC General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.Highlighting the achievements of China and Vietnam, Thang affirms socialism still has vitality.For his part, Wang expressed pleasure at the growing ties between theorists and theory research agencies…... [read more]
The Ho Chi Minh Institute of Politics and Administration (HIPA) began a course in political theory for 20 senior Lao officials in Hanoi on August 14. The present context requires both Parties to have leaders and managers who have a firm political stance and the necessary virtues and capacity, he added. Tan said he believed that after graduating, the Lao Party and State officials will apply what they have learnt and that they will continue to act as a bridge to help consolidate and develop the special solidarity between the Parties, States and peoples of both countries. During the five-month…... [read more]
