Laos: Crop growing project to replace opium poppies in Phongsaly province launched

VIENTIANE, Oct 19 (Vientiane Times/ANN): A Lao-Chinese project that will encourage people in Phongsaly province to grow agricultural crops instead of opium poppies has been launched, at an estimated cost of 161 million yuan.

The Chinese government is funding the initiative to help improve the lives of people living in Phongsaly as well as bolster economic development.