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Laotians begin voting in general elections

VIENTIANE, Laos - Laotian President Khamtay Siphandone casts a ballot in Vientiane on Feb. 24 to elect representatives to the National Assembly in the fifth general election since the socialist government was established in 1975.

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Imperial couple in Laos

Guided by Laotian President Khamtay Siphandone (3rd from R) and Mrs. Siphandone (R), Japanese Prince Akishino (2nd from L) and his wife Princess Kiko (L) look into a pond, where two giant catfish caught in the Mekong river are kept, at the presidential palace in Vientiane on July 1.

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Laotians begin voting in general elections

VIENTIANE, Laos - Laotian President Khamtay Siphandone casts a ballot in Vientiane on Feb. 24 to elect representatives to the National Assembly in the fifth general election since the socialist government was established in 1975.

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Khamtay welcomes Japan's plan to send economic experts

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) talks with Laotian President Khamtay Siphandone (R) at the Laotian presidential office on Jan. 13. In the meeting, Khamtay welcomed Obuchi's plan to send a team of Japanese experts to support Laos regarding macroeconomic management.