Alumni from "67" School reunite at Chinese New Year event in Laos

STORY: Alumni from "67" School reunite at Chinese New Year event in Laos DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event of 2023 "Happy Chinese New Year" Festival STORYLINE: More than 50 alumni from "67" School took part in an event on Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, saying that they will always cherish the friendship between Laos and China. President of the Lao Women's Union Inlavanh Keobounphanh, Lao Minister to the Prime Minister's Office Khampheng Saysompheng and more than 50 alumni participated in the 2023 "Happy Chinese New Year" Festival held at the China Cultural Center in Laos. Keobounphanh delivered a speech on behalf of the alumni from "67" School, saying that Laos and China, connected by mountains and rivers, and sharing similar customs and habits, have been in close contact and helped each other since ancient times. In the 1960s, the Chinese government helped more than 1,000 Lao people study in C

LAOS-VIENTIANE-"67" SCHOOL-ALUMNI-REUNION

LAOS-VIENTIANE-"67" SCHOOL-ALUMNI-REUNION

(230111) -- VIENTIANE, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President of the Lao Women's Union Inlavanh Keobounphanh (1st R) makes dumplings with alumni from "67" School at the China Cultural Center in Vientiane, Laos, Jan. 10, 2023. More than 50 alumni from "67" School took part in an event here on Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, saying that they will always cherish the friendship between Laos and China. In 1960s, China built the "67" School in Nanning, the capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The school is named after the year of 1967 when the two countries decided to build such a school, which later set up kindergarten and primary school classes of grade one to six, receiving more than 1,000 Lao teachers and students. (Photo by Tamon Huengmeexay/Xinhua)