Laos, Vietnam Signs Cooperative Agreements  

   HANOI (July 6) XINHUA - Laos and Vietnam signed 
cooperative  agreements on energy, legal assistance and 
drug control here Monday.
   The agreements were reached following the talks between 
visiting Laos  Prime Minister Sisavath Keobounphanh and his 
Vietnamese counterpart,  Phan Van Khai.
   They also discussed the implementation of the 
agreements. Vietnam's  Communist Party leader Le Kha Phieu 
and President Tran Duc Luong are  scheduled to meet 
Sisavath on Tuesday.
   The Laos premier arrived here Monday for a week-long 
official visit.  


Soccer: Draw for Southeast Asia Tiger cup  

   HANOI, July 10 (Reuters) - The draw and match schedule 
for the Southeast Asia Tiger Cup soccer competition in 
Vietnam from August 26 to September 5 was announced on 
Friday.

    Fixtures (all times GMT):

    Group A: (All matches to be held in Thong Nhat stadium, 
Ho Chi Minh City)  Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, 
Myanmar
    First round:
    August 27
 Indonesia v Philippines (1130)
 Thailand v Myanmar (1345)
    August 29
 Thailand v Philippines (1130)
 Indonesia v Myanmar (1345)
    August 31
 Myanmar v Philippines (1130)
 Thailand v Indonesia (1345)

    Group B: (All matches to be held in Hanoi Stadium)  
Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos
    First round:
    August 26
 Malaysia v Singapore (0915)
 Vietnam v Laos (1230)
    August 28
 Vietnam v Singapore (1130)
 Malaysia v Laos (1345)
    August 30
 Singapore v Laos (1130)
 Vietnam v Malaysia (1345)

    Semifinals:
    September 2
 Winners group B v Runners-up group A (Hanoi, 1305)
    September 3
 Winners group A v Runners-up group B (Ho Chi Minh City, 
1305)

    Third place play-off:
    September 5 (Ho Chi Minh City, 0900)

    Final:
    September 5 (Hanoi, 1315)