Japan pledges US$6.1mil for road repairs in Laos


VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The government of Japan will provide equipment and machinery worth 800 million yen (about US$6.1 million) for repairing roads in Laos.

An agreement for this project was signed in Vientiane on Thursday (Dec 22), according to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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