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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko addresses a luncheon in Luang Prabang province on Nov. 20, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko addresses a luncheon in Luang Prabang province on Nov. 20, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) is pictured after receiving a stuffed animal at a children's hospital in Luang Prabang on Nov. 20, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (R) receives a stuffed animal from a girl at a children's hospital in Luang Prabang on Nov. 20, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from R) poses for a photo in front of Kuang Si Falls in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko poses for a photo in front of Kuang Si Falls in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko poses for a photo in front of Kuang Si Falls in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (back) arrives at Lao Friends Hospital for Children in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) arrives at Lao Friends Hospital for Children in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from R) chats with a patient at Lao Friends Hospital for Children in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (front, L) visits Lao Friends Hospital for Children in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (front, L) visits Lao Friends Hospital for Children in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko speaks during a luncheon hosted by a local government official in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko speaks during a luncheon hosted by a local government official in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (R) visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko proposes a toast during a luncheon hosted by a local government official in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from R) visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) poses for a photo at the National Museum in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) poses for a photo at the National Museum in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) poses for a photo at the National Museum in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) arrives at the National Museum in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) arrives at the National Museum in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko poses for a photo at the National Museum in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from R) visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from R) visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from R) visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (2nd from L) visits Vat Xieng Thong temple in the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang during her official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko places her palms together before getting on a train at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) places her palms together before getting on a train at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (4th from R) arrives at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Light Boat Festival - China

People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

A light boat floats on Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

A light boat floats on Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

A light boat floats on Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

People take part in a parade with a light boat in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Laos Railway sees travel boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

STORY: China-Laos Railway sees travel boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the Mohan railway station 2. various of cross-border passengers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI SHILING, Tour guide in Yunnan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI JUN, Railway police officer, Mohan checkpoint, Yunnan 6. various of cross-border passengers STORYLINE: During China's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the China-Laos Railway saw a significant rise in international passengers. The China-Laos Railway had handled over 1,628 cross-border passenger trips during the three-day holiday, up 28.29 percent year on year, according to the Mohan checkpoint on China's border with Laos. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Passenger "We flew to Xishuangbanna from Guangzhou to experience the China-Laos Railway. We can go straight to Luang Prabang from Xishuangbanna station, which i

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger shows her passport and a train ticket to Luang Prabang of the Laos via the China-Laos Railway, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger shows her passport and a train ticket to Luang Prabang of the Laos via the China-Laos Railway, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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"Chinese Bridge" language proficiency contest held in Laos

STORY: "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency contest held in Laos SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: LUANG PRABANG, Laos CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Student 3. various of the event STORYLINE: The 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Lao university students concluded its final in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province on Saturday. The competition, themed "We are one family," comprised three sections -- a speech, a knowledge quiz and a talent show. A total of 18 contestants from universities across Laos showed their knowledge of the Chinese language and culture while performing Chinese art shows. After fierce competition, a 23-year-old student from Souphanouvong University in Luang Prabang province won the first prize and will travel to China as the representative of Laos to participate in the global finals. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): First prize winner "I am very happy. I did not expect that I would w

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 16, 2024. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-SONGKRAN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240417) -- LUANG PRABANG, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 16, 2024. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-SONGKRAN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240417) -- LUANG PRABANG, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 16, 2024. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-SONGKRAN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240417) -- LUANG PRABANG, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-SONGKRAN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240417) -- LUANG PRABANG, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)