Lao province’s leader pays working visit to Vietnam's Da Nang city

Thursday, 01/12/2016 11:03
A delegation from Laos’ Champasak province led by Bounthong Divixay, a Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee member, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and the province’s governor, paid a working visit to Da Nang city on November 29th.

Nguyen Xuan Anh receives Bounthong Divixay. (Photo: VNA)
Receiving the delegation, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Party Central Committee member, Secretary of the Da Nang city Party Committee and Chairman of the city People’s Council, gave an overview of what Da Nang city has achieved, as well as the cooperation results between the two localities.

Over the past year, Da Nang city and Champasak province exchanged delegations from the two authorities and among departments, especially in education and culture. The two authorities signed 2 memorandums of understanding and working minutes as foundations for cooperation. In the 2010 – 2012, Da Nang city assisted Champasak province in 11 projects with nearly VND7.6 billion.

So far the projects have been fully carried out. From 2013 to 2017, a lighting system was completed in Pakse town with VND1.27 billion. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese city sent 2 teachers to teach Vietnamese language to Champasak province; gave consultancy and planning contributions to upgrade Pakse town into a city; and granted 5 scholarships worth nearly VND1.5 billion to Lao students and post-graduates between 2013 and 2015.

Da Nang city’s export to Laos reached USD18.7 million in the first 9 months of this year. So far, 4 companies of the Vietnamese city are investing in Laos with a capital of USD52.3 million. It has completed the upgrade of the Khongsedone school to a exemplary school for the friendly relations, using VND7.5 billion. Meanwhile, since 2002, the University of Da Nang has received nearly 750 Lao students studying the Vietnamese language, or pedagogic and economic majors.

By 2017, the city plans to give 43 scholarships to students coming from southern Laos, while there is an increasing number of Lao students going to Da Nang city for study by themselves./.

Compiled by BTA

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