SCO Plus Diplomacy: President Thongloun Sisoulith attended the SCO Plus meeting in Bishkek as Laos’ first official Dialogue Partner, calling for a fairer international order and proposing four cooperation priorities: agriculture/food security, digital transformation, transport/connectivity, and banking/finance. Flood Insurance Payouts: SEADRIF paid US$1.1375m to Laos and the WFP after monsoon flooding affected over 260,000 people, using a shared “#PEOPLE” trigger to speed government and humanitarian financing. Disaster Response in Oudomxay: The National Disaster Management Committee chairman inspected flood relief and recovery, delivering 933m kip in cash and supplies plus additional support from the defence ministry and businesses. Health Tech Deal: 103 Hospital and Tahua International Trade signed an agreement to develop extracorporeal lithotripsy technology in Vientiane, including opening a dedicated lithotripsy room. Irrigation Safety Training: Lao-Korea training ran from September to October on irrigation dam stability inspections, with field visits to dams in Vientiane Province and Vientiane Capital. Bilateral Outreach: The Lao Red Cross president met Thailand’s ambassador to discuss further cooperation, while Laos’ ambassador in Stockholm took on additional non-resident duties for Latvia. Regional Security Watch: Vientiane Province Court sentenced 14 people in drug trafficking and murder cases, with penalties up to life imprisonment.