VIENTIANE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports, in collaboration with development partners, will launch a new project to promote gender equality through life skills education.

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A train on the China-Laos Railway crosses a river in Pu'er, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, on July 17, 2021. Photo: VCG.