Vietnam, Laos enhance economic, cultural cooperation
The Viet-Lao Power Joint Stock Company
(VLPC) and the Laos Electricity Corporation (EdL) have inked a deal to
establish the Xekaman 1 Electricity Co. Ltd.
The Viet-Lao Power Joint Stock Company
(VLPC) and the Laos Electricity Corporation (EdL) have inked a deal to
establish the Xekaman 1 Electricity Co. Ltd.
The agreement, which was signed by VLPC General Director Nguyen Thang Long and EdL Executive Director Khammy Inthirat on May 21, is a step to accelerate the Xekaman 1 hydro-electric power project, an important investment cooperation project between Vietnam and Laos .
The 322 MW Xekaman 1 project is being built at an investment of 441 million USD on the Xekaman river in Attopu province of Laos.
The project, together with the Xekaman Xansay hydro-electric power project, will supply over 1.2 billion KWh each year once they are inaugurated in 2014.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese has concluded a fact-finding tour to Laos.
The tour aims to implement a pilot project to promote Vietnamese language learning among overseas Vietnamese in Laos so as to help them use the mother tongue, preserve the traditional cultural identity and tighten the solidarity and mutual assistance in the community.
While in Laos from May 17-21, the delegation held working sessions with the Vietnamese embassy, the Vietnamese Association in Laos, representatives from the Vietnamese Business Association in Laos and Lao education experts.
On this occasion, a seminar on the Vietnamese language learning and teaching methodology was held at the Nguyen Du school in Vientiane./.
The agreement, which was signed by VLPC General Director Nguyen Thang Long and EdL Executive Director Khammy Inthirat on May 21, is a step to accelerate the Xekaman 1 hydro-electric power project, an important investment cooperation project between Vietnam and Laos .
The 322 MW Xekaman 1 project is being built at an investment of 441 million USD on the Xekaman river in Attopu province of Laos.
The project, together with the Xekaman Xansay hydro-electric power project, will supply over 1.2 billion KWh each year once they are inaugurated in 2014.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese has concluded a fact-finding tour to Laos.
The tour aims to implement a pilot project to promote Vietnamese language learning among overseas Vietnamese in Laos so as to help them use the mother tongue, preserve the traditional cultural identity and tighten the solidarity and mutual assistance in the community.
While in Laos from May 17-21, the delegation held working sessions with the Vietnamese embassy, the Vietnamese Association in Laos, representatives from the Vietnamese Business Association in Laos and Lao education experts.
On this occasion, a seminar on the Vietnamese language learning and teaching methodology was held at the Nguyen Du school in Vientiane./.
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