Laos secures US$2.8mil from Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund to finance development projects


Laos’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maythong Thammavongsa shakes hands with the Chinese Ambassador to Laos Fang Hong after signing an agreement on Tuesday. - Photo: VNS

VIENTIANE: Laos and China have signed a new cooperation agreement under the 2025 Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund, with Laos securing funding for 10 development projects worth a total of US$2,823,600.

The agreement was signed on Tuesday (July 15) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maythong Thammavongsa and the Chinese Ambassador to Laos, Fang Hong.

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