MoU signed on setting up Laos Records Book Centre

 (KPL) The Vietnamese “record keeper” has signed an agreement with a Lao publishing company on establishing a similar organisation in the neighbouring country.

A memorandum of understanding was signed on Friday by the Viet Nam Records Book Centre (Vietkings) and the Laos State Publishing and Book Distribution House to establish Lao’s Records Book Centre (Laokings).

Laokings, based in Vientiane, will find and recognise national records in different fields including culture, science, society and economy.

Siviengkhek Konnyvong, director of Publishing and Library Department of the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, said the establishment of Laokings would a big step forward the distribution of publications on diverse topics.

Vietkings and Laokings expect to jointly publish this year the first directory of Lao records in two languages – Lao and English, as well as a book titled Laos – the Country and the People in English.

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