In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the national day of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Songdi Benkuyt, Lao ambassador to China, and his wife held a reception at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing on the evening of December 2. Liu Zhenmin, Chinese vice foreign minister, diplomatic envoys from various countries in China, representatives of Lao students studying in China and other people from all social sectors attended the reception.

Mr. Xu Guowu, Chairman of Hunan Xuanye Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd., was invited to attend the reception and awarded the honorary certificate of “Making Important Contributions to Laos” by the Lao Embassy in China to express sincere thanks to Mr. Xu.