China-aided ICT institute handed over to Laos

STORY: China-aided ICT institute handed over to Laos SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony 2. various of the institute STORYLINE: The handover ceremony of a China-aided information and communication technology (ICT) institute has been held in Lao capital Vientiane. The institute is equipped with modern classrooms, laboratories, offices, libraries, and conference rooms, Lao News Agency reported on Tuesday. It is also equipped with teleconference equipment for online training purposes. Local teachers and staff have also been trained in Laos and China in preparation for the management of the training facility. Speaking at the event, Lao Minister of Technology and Communications Boviengkham Vongdara said the establishment of the institute is very important to the development of human resources in Laos. He added that this institute marks the cooperative relations between Laos and Ch

Construction of China-aided educational facility starts in Lao capital

STORY: Construction of China-aided educational facility starts in Lao capital DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong 3. various of Boviengkham Vongdara, Lao Minister of Technology and Communications STORYLINE: The construction of a China-aided educational facility project at the Lao Institute of Posts and Telecommunications has started in the Lao capital Vientiane. The Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong and Boviengkham Vongdara, Lao Minister of Technology and Communications, attended the groundbreaking ceremony held on Monday. The project includes the construction of a teaching building, with a total construction area of about 5,500 square meters. The five-story building has classrooms, laboratories and libraries, among others. Project contractor China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd. (CRCG), which was also the contractor of the China-Laos