Ni Hong meets with Sengsavath Sivilay, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Laos

On November 1, Ni Hong, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, met in Fuzhou with Sivilay, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Laos, who was attending the 2026 World Cities Day global main event. Ni Hong said that this year, witnessed by the heads of state of the two countries, the two ministries signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening Cooperation in the Field of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Next, the two sides should work together to implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries, deepen communication and exchanges in areas such as housing security, the construction of "good houses," resilient cities, and urban planning, strengthen cooperation on the application of new technologies, new materials, and new products, and create better conditions for the people of the two countries to live and work in peace and contentment and enjoy happy lives. The two sides reached consensus on strengthening cooperation in areas such as professional exchanges and capacity building.