VIENTIANE, Oct 22 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government is scheduled to resume the annual That Luang Festival, so as to boost economic recovery and preserve the country’s cultural traditions, after it was cancelled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lao authorities are inviting businesses from China, Thailand and Vietnam, to take part in a trade fair, which will take place on Nov 4-8, on the sidelines of the That Luang Festival in the Lao capital, Vientiane.
Director of the Vientiane Industry and Commerce Department, Vanmany Phimmasane, told a press conference that, the festivities and the trade fair will involve exciting activities.
The trade fair will exhibit Lao-made products, tourism products, as well as, railway, expressways and logistics parks, alongside goods made under the “One District, One Product” scheme.
The That Luang Festival is one of the most important religious festivals in Laos, which was observed by Lao people from all over the country. The main religious activities will include the traditional wax castle procession, and almsgiving.– NNN-KPL