Laos says the national development during the past thirty years has lifted every district in the capital city of Vientiane out of absolute poverty.
Meanwhile, Oxiana Resources of Australia reports a profit of $12.9 millions in gold exports from its Sepone mine for the first six months of 2005, down from $15.6 millions for the same period in 2004.
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