AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMedia & Training: Laos and Vietnam launched AI-and-mobile journalism training in Vientiane, bringing 40 Lao journalists into multi-platform reporting skills. Regional Science & Tech: ASEAN’s BAC-20 meeting in Vientiane pushed cooperation on innovation, tech startups, space science, and a Laos-Philippines plan for AI in healthcare. Arts & Culture: Laos Youth kicked off a nationwide Lao poetry contest ahead of the first National Mass Media Conference, with 7 million kip in prizes and submissions running June 15–30. Community & Heritage: A nationwide poetry push and Laos media training sit alongside a growing arts calendar, including a SPICE JOURNEY culinary event in Chiang Mai celebrating Myanmar, Yunnan, Laos and Lanna flavors. Environment & Trade: Laos and Cambodia are promoting cross-border agriculture to China via Vientiane, while EU-funded green pilots aim to cut plastic waste in Khammuan and Savannakhet. Public Safety: Laos intensified its crackdown on cyber scam networks, targeting entertainment venues and boosting public awareness to report online fraud.
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