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新华网昆明１０月１３日电（记者徐晓蕾　李怀岩）首批中国游客日前从云南省西双版纳傣族自治州著名 旅游 景点勐泐大佛寺启程，乘坐旅游班车踏上开往老挝琅勃拉邦的异域风情体验之旅，标志着“昆明－西双版纳－老挝琅勃拉邦”的 跨境 旅游专线正式开通。     西双版纳州副州长陈启忠说，西双版纳将全面加快发展边境贸易和跨境旅游，并打造辐射大湄公河次区域范围的 精品 旅游线路，逐步形成全方位、开放型的旅游网络格局。     为此，西双版纳州与云南省旅游产业集团有限公司合作，首先推出“昆明－西双版纳－老挝琅勃拉邦”跨境旅游专线，并采取“一票游”的新经营模式，即该线路的旅游车将实行班次化 管理 ，旅客自主安排游览线路上的旅游景点和选择停留时间。同时，“一票游”还将简化出境旅游手续，为广大游客提供优质、便捷的旅游服务。     据介绍，云南旅游产业集团有限公司已在西双版纳 投资 设立了全资子公司——西双版纳跨境旅游汽车公司，开发湄公河次区域东南亚各国的跨国、跨境旅游业务。为将西双版纳建成连通中国内地旅游和东南亚出入境游的枢纽，大湄公河国际旅游集散中心正在筹划建设中。     琅勃拉邦是一座有千年历史的文化名城，曾是 老挝 国王王宫所在地，是老挝最著名的旅游胜地之一。 （来源：新华网）

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source http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2008-08/27/content_331075.htm China aid Laos $100 000 Us dollars to support the Laos government in reconstructing after serious flooded .

China will, under a recent agreement, help Laos develop a telecommunications satellite and a ground station, and train relevant staff, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday. Under the agreement signed by Bountiem Phissamay, head of Laos' National Authority for Science and Technology, last Friday in Laos, and inked earlier in China by Sun Laiyan, chief of China's National Space Administration, the Chinese side will exchange technical information with Laos in the fields of earth observation, remote sensing satellite technology and application of remote sensing data. The two authorities will also cooperate to exchange information about satellite imaging and develop a program to read data from satellite images. Developing Laos' expertise in space technology will be beneficial to the country's socioeconomic development, according to the National Authority for Science and Technology. It can be used to facilitate long-distance transmission of audio and visual materials...

VIENTIANE, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Laos will build a 12km-long dyke along the Mekong River section running through Vientiane in order to prevent the capital city from flooding, the Vietnam news agency reported Friday quoting Lao Deputy Permanent Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavat as saying here.The Lao government will seek foreign loans for the construction of the dyke, said Somsavat Lengsavat, who is also Chairman of the Vientiane Committee for Flood Control.Vientiane capital and other localities suffered largest-ever flooding in the past weeks.In Vientiane, the Mekong River water level was measured 13.68m, 1.1 m higher than the alarming level, causing inundation in many areas in the city.The government had mobilised thousands of people to build a 2.5m-high sand-bag dyke along the city to prevent water from flooding the capital city.The rising water level of Mekong River also caused flooding and heavy material damages in Khammoan, Champassak and Savanakhet provinces.