Party's Propaganda Body Urged to Work Harder
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VientianeThe First National English Language Newspaper established in 1994 Times THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 ISSUE 166 www.vientianetimes.org.la and www.vientianetimeslao.la 4500 kip Inside Party’s propaganda body urged to work harder Times Reporters and policies. Mr Thongloun told the AIPA adopts resolutions The Party and state leader Party Central Committee’s to strengthen Asean has told the propaganda Propaganda and Training community building body of the Lao People’s Board to work with the Party Revolutionary Party [Page 3] Central Committee’s Theory Central Committee to be Council and other bodies more diligent in properly to study various theories Govt tackles safe use advocating the Party’s and practices in order to of chemicals guideline and policy. assist the Politburo and [Page 7] Secretary General of the Party Central Committee Party and State President in shaping the Party’s Thongloun Sisoulith guidelines and policies in outlined the agendas the coming years so that that the Party Central they matched the current Committee’s Propaganda circumstances. Training Board should The leader asked undertake, according to the board to streamline the Pasaxon newspaper. and strengthen its Addressing the fifth organisational structure congress of the board’s in order to improve its Party Committee on performance to meet the August 24, Mr Thongloun changing needs of modern told meeting participants times. to do more to ensure that During the congress, propaganda and training Secretary of the Board’s matters are more efficient Party Committee and Head and thorough. This President Thongloun Sisoulith addresses the congress. --Photo Pasaxon newspaper of the Board, Khamphanh includes dissemination of Pheuyavong, outlined the the resolution adopted by board to properly grasp In addition, the Party effectively and promptly. board’s achievements over the 11th National Party the mindset, thoughts and chief underlined the need The president suggested the past five years (2016- Congress, in creative and desires of people of all for the board to fully the diversification of 2020). Plant extracts available various ways. social strata. Then, the understand the strengths dissemination channels, The congress also in capsule form for To ensure the quality board’s officials should and weaknesses of hostile including use of the mass discussed the next five-year Covid treatment of propaganda and formulate the content of groups in order to devise an media and lectures and plan for 2021-2025 as well training affairs, the propaganda and training action plan to handle and [Page 11] seminars, to advocate the as the board’s development president advised the to suit each target group. respond to these groups Party and state’s guidelines strategy until 2030. US will stick to its Afghanistan withdrawal date WASHINGTON (China for the withdrawal of its any change to the agreed to be extended. deadline and allow further He said the G7 Daily/ANN) -- US military from Afghanistan deadline, but has asked for A Taliban spokesperson evacuation flights. has agreed on a “joint President Joe Biden has in line with a Pentagon contingency plans to be confirmed that all foreign Following the meeting, approach” to dealing with said Washington will stick recommendation. made to stay longer should citizens would be allowed Johnson said the main the evacuation but there to its August 31 deadline Biden has resisted it be necessary, Reuters to leave the country by priority set by the G7 is is also a “road map for news agency reported. Aug 31. for safe passage, beyond future engagement with John Kirby, the He added that the the deadline, for those that the Taliban”. In a joint statement, August 25, 2021 Pentagon press secretary, Taliban is “not in favour” want to leave. told a media briefing on of allowing Afghans to The prime minister said the G7 leaders expressed Tuesday: “There’s been leave and insisted all the UK has taken 9,000 “grave concern about the 9,591 9,597 1,496 1,526 situation in Afghanistan” 348.72 351.00 6,803 6,939 no change to the timeline evacuations should be people out of Kabul so far 11,214 11,270 86.52 88.25 of the mission, which is to completed by the deadline. on 57 flights and added calling for “calm and 12,820 13,076 0.489 0.499 have it done by the end of Britain’s prime minister, that he is “confident” the restraint to ensure the 6,752 6,887 2,189 2,233 the month,” he said. Boris Johnson, hosted an UK can “get thousands safety and security of 7,390 7,538 7.82 7.98 In a separate press emergency G7 meeting on more out”. “The situation vulnerable Afghan and 9,888 10,086 1,185 1,209 conference, the Taliban Tuesday afternoon, with at the airport is not getting international citizens said it will not allow the leaders urging Washington any better; there are public and the prevention of a West’s evacuation deadline to extend the August 31 order issues.” CONTINUED PAGE 6 2 Home news Thursday August 26, 2021 Vientiane Times LJI SUSU project launched under Business Development Programme Phetphoxay Sengpseuth The Laos-Japan Human Resource Development Institute (LJI) has developed a Business Development Programme as a new service to support existing companies, especially SMEs and startups, in response to changes in social needs and the business environment. The Acting Director of LJI, Dr Phonekeo Chanthamaly, addressed Candidates line up to collect their entrance exam identification cards at the National the online ceremony University of Laos in Vientiane. marking the launch of the The LJI SUSU project was launched online. “LJI SUSU” project, which will be implemented under will be two tracks of The LJI SUSU launch the Business Development business support, one to event was attended by the Universities set to accept Programme with the support support startups and another President of the National of the Japan International to support the scaling up of University of Laos, Dr Cooperation Agency (JICA) existing businesses. Oudom Phonekhampheng thousands of new students and the Department of SME Within the two tracks, and the Director General Times Reporters to September 8. the precautionary measures Promotion (DOSMEP). LJI SuSu will offer services of the Department of Small Registration for entrance recommended by the National He said the programme such as mentoring and and Medium Enterprises The National University of exams is taking place from Taskforce for Covid-19 aims to generate model advice, whereby project Promotion, Mr Bountheung Laos has asked the Ministry August 18 to September 8 Prevention and Control. companies and startups, participants will receive Douangsavanh. Major of Education and Sports to and the exams themselves No more than 20 students which materialise new practical advice and media outlets were invited allow an intake of 7,395 will take place on September should be seated in one and innovative business mentorship from experts in on-site, while other online new students in the 2021-22 11 at the university campus exam room. initiatives that develop specific areas and general participants included the academic year. in Vientiane. The examination Made-in-Lao products and business strategies from Lao National Chamber of University Vice The results are expected organising committee will services and also deal with startup to scale-up. Commerce and Industry, President Associate to be announced on October arrange more rooms than social challenges. Another service will SME Service Centre, Lao Prof. Dr Khamphong 8 and classes will begin when usual to accommodate the As part of the Business learning, information and ICT Commerce Association, Nammavongmixay said approved by the ministry large number of applicants. Development Programme, networking, and special Lao SME Association, and the figure was submitted after the results have been The country’s four other LJI launched the LJI SUSU events will be organised various banks. to the ministry for final announced, Associate Prof. universities, the University project, which will be for participants and with The Laos-Japan Human approval. The actual number Dr Khamphong said. of Health Sciences in implemented for one year successful and front runner Resource Cooperation will be announced to the Authorities will take full Vientiane, Souphanouvong by utilising the LJI Business entrepreneurs to enable Institute was established at public after the ministry has precautionary measures University in Luang Prabang Development Studio. learning and motivational the Dongdok campus by the endorsed the proposal. to ensure the well-being province, the University The studio will be a centre opportunities. National University of Laos The university is of students and lecturers of Champassak and the for business networking and There will also be (NUOL) in collaboration arranging online registration to prevent the spread of University of Savannakhet, provide one-stop services opportunities for accessing with JICA. for entrance exams, with Covid-19 during the will also accept thousands of to any person who wishes financing and grants. Pitch After nearly 10 years, more than 15,000 people entrance exams, when the new students in the coming to receive the services, events will be organised as LJC was upgraded in 2010 now having registered. necessary equipment will academic year. both online and offline. opportunities to link with from the centre to the Laos- They will receive an be available to protect those The University of Health The studios manager and financiers and investors, and Japan Human Resource entrance exam identification taking part. Sciences in Vientiane is assistant, along with LJI support will be given for Development Institute with card, which is available Exam centres will be set offering application forms staff, will address the needs preparing documents required the aim of contributing to for collection from the up with social distancing for entrance exams, which are of companies and startups.