National economic development has advanced as expected: Lao PM

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith speaks at the Fifth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly in Vientiane, Laos, June 5, 2018. Thongloun Sisoulith told the Fifth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly on Tuesday that the national economic development has advanced as expected with the first half of this year expected to witness an economic growth of 6.7 percent and a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 152,436 billion kip (over 18 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Keth Salianekham)