On October 7, 2026, in Luang Prabang, Laos, Transport Engineering Design Incorporated (TEDI) and the Lao Transport Engineering Consultant (LTEC) solemnly held their 33rd Regular Conference and signed the 33rd Cooperation Agreement. The event marked a new milestone in the longstanding and enduring friendship between two leading transport infrastructure consulting enterprises in Vietnam and Laos.
Overview of the 33rd Regular Conference: TEDI and LTEC leadership review positive business and operational results for the 2024–2026 period.
At the conference, the leadership of both organizations conducted a comprehensive review of their organizational development and business performance during the 2024–2026 period. Recognizing the positive progress achieved in recent years, both sides expressed strong confidence in further strengthening, expanding and enhancing the effectiveness of their cooperation in the new period.
In the presence of Pham Huu Son, Secretary of TEDI's Party Committee and Chairman of its Board of Directors, representatives of the Executive Board and affiliated units, Đào Ngọc Vinh, General Director of TEDI, and Thongdeun KHAMMANY, Director of LTEC, signed the 33rd Cooperation Agreement between the two organizations.
Đao Ngoc Vinh, General Director of TEDI, and Thongdeun KHAMMANY, Director of LTEC, sign the 33rd Cooperation Agreement in the presence of Pham Huu Son, Chairman of TEDI's Board of Directors, and the leadership of both organizations.
The agreement reaffirms the commitment of both parties to achieving the following key strategic objectives:
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Cooperation in infrastructure project implementation: Both parties will prioritize forming joint ventures to participate in bidding for and implementing cross-border transport connectivity projects between Vietnam and Laos. They will establish proactive information-sharing mechanisms and explore cooperation opportunities in key road, railway and airport connectivity projects, as well as infrastructure projects financed by international financial institutions.
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Technical capacity sharing and transfer: Both parties commit to exchanging experience and mastering modern technologies across the entire infrastructure service chain, including planning, surveying, design and quality supervision for roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, seaports and airports.
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Training cooperation and development of highly qualified human resources: Both organizations will strengthen professional capacity, share management experience and support market development. They will organize exchange programs for engineers and leading experts, while expanding online training courses to keep personnel updated on new technologies.
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Strengthening solidarity through annual exchanges: Both parties will maintain exchanges of working delegations to learn from practical experience and organize cultural activities to foster closer ties among their employees.
Pham Huu Son, Chairman of TEDI's Board of Directors, presents a commemorative gift to LTEC's leadership representatives. Both parties extend invitations to each other's major anniversary celebrations in 2027.
Speaking at the conference, the leaders of both enterprises affirmed that signing the 33rd Cooperation Agreement would not only consolidate TEDI's and LTEC's positions in the transport consulting sectors of their respective countries, but also make a practical contribution to transport infrastructure modernization and sustainable economic and trade development between Vietnam and Laos.
Looking ahead to significant historical milestones in 2027, representatives of both organizations formally extended invitations to each other's anniversary celebrations: TEDI's 65th founding anniversary, tentatively scheduled for December 27, 2027, and LTEC's 45th founding anniversary, tentatively scheduled for June 1, 2027. Official invitations will be sent to the respective partners in due course.
At the conclusion of the conference, TEDI's leadership expressed its sincere gratitude to LTEC for its warm, friendly and thoughtful hospitality, which contributed to the successful outcome of the event. Concluding another successful chapter of cooperation in Luang Prabang, both parties agreed to hold the 34th Regular Conference in Vietnam in 2028 to continue translating their commitments into concrete results.
The leadership and key personnel of TEDI and LTEC pose for a commemorative photograph, reaffirming their determination to fulfill their commitments and looking forward to meeting again at the 34th Conference in Vietnam in 2028.