Chinese help raises poor Laos school to excellence

In Vientiane province in Laos, the Nongping Primary School was among those with the poorest facilities. It could only accommodate 125 students then.

However, after the China Foundation for Peace and Development, a social organization registered under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, began to rebuild the school using a $420,000 donation in June 2012, it has become one of the best in the province.

It also changed its name to the China-Laos Nongping Primary School in honor of its benefactor.