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Ho Chi Minh City authorities have donated 200 tonnes of rice
seeds to the capital city of Vientiane, Laos, to help it
deal with the aftermath of floods that occurred in August
this year. The Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos, Nguyen Huy
Quang, on behalf of the Ho Chi Minh City authorities handed
over the gifts to the people of Laos at a ceremony held on
October 23.
Vientiane Governor Sinlavong Khoutphaythoun took the
occasion to express his thanks to Vietnam, particularly Ho
Chi Minh City, for their effective and timely assistance to
Vientiane and Laos as a whole.
In addition to the rice varieties, Ho Chi Minh City is
planning to send a number of professionals to Laos to assist
their colleagues in preventing insect from infestations and
in seed preservation and rice care techniques.
The city had previously granted US$100,000 to Vientiane
in emergency relief aid to support victims of the floods.
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