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Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos

STORY: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hydropower plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): PHAVADY NALATHONE, Staff member, Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in Laos 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): PHAVADY NALATHONE, Staff member, Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in Laos 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): PHAVADY NALATHONE, Staff member, Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in Laos 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Lao): NOUPHET THONGSAKDA, Phavady Nalathone's husband 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Lao): PHAVADY NALATHONE, Staff member, Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in Laos STORYLINE: Phavady Nalathone, a 22-year-old Lao, has been working at a hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project since 2020. She said that this has been her dream job since she was a kid be

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (L) and Phavady Nalathone have a video chat with their daughter after work in the dormitory of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (R) and Phavady Nalathone carry out daily check at the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (C) and Phavady Nalathone (L) work in the central control room of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (L) and Phavady Nalathone prepare dinner together after work in the dormitory of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (R) and Phavady Nalathone carry out daily check at the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (L) and Phavady Nalathone pose for photos at the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (R) and Phavady Nalathone carry out daily check at the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (R) and Phavady Nalathone prepare dinner together after work in the dormitory of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (R) and Phavady Nalathone prepare dinner together after work in the dormitory of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (L) and Phavady Nalathone talk on the dam of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda records operation data at the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (R) and Phavady Nalathone pose for photos at the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda and Phavady Nalathone attend the shift handover in the central control room of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-LUANG PRABANG-BRI-POWERCHINA-YOUNG COUPLE

(230704) -- VIENTIANE, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nouphet Thongsakda (L) and Phavady Nalathone walk on the dam of the Nam Ou 1 hydropower plant invested by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) in Luang Prabang, Laos, on June 16, 2023. Finding a life partner while chasing career dreams is not easy, but a young couple in northern Laos luckily got both when working for the PowerChina. TO GO WITH "Feature: Young couple weave dreams, love at Belt and Road project in Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)