(260127) -- VIENTIANE, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lao Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Kingmano Phommahaxay (L) and Li Xizhen, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Laos, attend a handover ceremony for materials under the China-aided Laos Distance Education Project in Vientiane, Laos, on Jan. 23, 2026. A handover ceremony for materials under the China-aided Laos Distance Education Project (Technical Assistance Part), along with a summary meeting for the China-aided Laos Rural Teachers' Quality and Ability Improvement Project, was held in the Lao capital Vientiane on Jan. 23. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
