Open Data Day meet up in Vientiane
Realizing the need for open data outreach and promotion within Laos, Open Development Mekong collaborated with the Faculty of Forestry Science, National University of Laos to host a workshop on ‘open data for research’ on Open Data Day 2017, as part of a process to build ...
Lao faculty, partners hatch online poultry seminar for next month
The Faculty of Agriculture at the National University of Laos in collaboration with KOICA Laos Office, Good Farmer, and Milk for Lao will organise an online seminar aiming to enhance local livestock-poultry production and marketing. The online seminar will be held on September 9 and cover ...
Support RECOFTC Lao PDR's Facebook Campaign for Lao Tree Planting Day on 1 June and World Environment Day on 5 June 2020
Did you know trees can mitigate climate change? Celebrate Lao Tree Planting Day on 1 June and World Environment Day on 5 June 2020! Share your favourite tree and why and be entered to win a RECOFTC shirt and notebook by following these rules: – Like ...
Lao Media Start-up Expo
Lao Media Start-up Expo is an event where you can meet a variety of individuals and professional online and offline media. – Youtuber– Content Creator– Influencer– Photographer / Drone– Video Graphic– Online Advertisement– Film Maker– Food/Product Reviewer– Media Agency/ Media Marketing/Marketing Strategy– Cartoon Animation– Podcast– Radio, ...
Lao International Jet Ski Championship 2018
The first ever International Jet Ski Championship in Lao PDR will kick off from 1-3 June 2018 @ Dansavanh Nam Ngum Resort. The competitions are of national and international rounds by leading Jet Ski teams.More ...
LaoVision
ICT Promotional Event Lao Techmart 2018 To Be Held On Oct 12-21
(KPL) The Lao Techmart 2018 will be held at the Lao ITECC in Vientiane Capital between October 12 and 21 to promote ICT industry in Laos.More ...
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Lao children’s book coming this fall
Sahtu Press recently announced the forthcoming release of a new Lao American children’s book this fall entitled “Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers” marking a debut by Vilayvanh Bender and the second book by Lao American artist Nor Sanavongsay.More ...
AANEWS
Laos' International Lantern Festival 2019 To Take Place At Phoutaven Farm
(KPL) The first International Lantern Festival will be held at agro-tourism Phoutaven Farm in Pak Ngum district, Vientiane Capital on Mar 7-10, 2019.“The International Lantern Festival 2019 aims to promote tourism in Vientiane Capital and Borikhamxay Province as well as Visit Laos-China Year 2019,” said ...
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Lao agriculture atlas to help decision-making towards SDGs
A new first of its kind atlas detailing data on changes in agricultural production across the country was launched in Vientiane on Thursday. The ‘Atlas of Agriculture in the Lao PDR – Patterns and Trends between 1999 and 2011’ is intended to serve in planning, decision-making, ...
Vientiane Times
Webinar: Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle
Date/Time: December 1, 2022 at 7.00 pm (Thailand time) The Golden Triangle, where the borders of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos intersect, is one of the world’s renowned centers of criminal activity. The region’s underworld economy turns over billions of dollars annually in narcotics production, human trafficking, ...
MRC Regional Stakeholder Forum #5
The rapid development in the Mekong River region has placed a strong pressure on the Mekong Basin’s water and related resources. In line with the 1995 Mekong Agreement, the Member Countries (MCs) have come together to work for sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin and its resources in ...
Call for participation to the Mekong Media Initiative
CFI, the French Media Development agency, is offering service contracts to interested newsrooms in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to boost reporting on environment and sustainable development, with a focus on scientific reporting. The contracts will support the production of multimedia stories on the subject, ...
Discussion on the Implementation of the Joint Project “Lao-Thai Safety Regulations for Navigation”
A discussion on the Implementation of the Joint Project “Lao-Thai Safety Regulations for Navigation” will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 21, 2018. The meeting will bring together officials from the MRC Member Countries and representatives from the Secretariat to discuss the harmonization of navigation ...
Proposals for Sixth International Conference on Lao Studies and land-related topics
Sixth International Conference on Lao Studies (13 June 2019) calls for papers for land-related topics: • Large-Scale Economic Land Concessions • Livelihood Changes • Nature Conservation (including Wildlife and Protected Area Management) • Nature-Society Interactions • Politics • Research Methodologies in Lao Studies • Rural Development • Transnational Networks and Relations • Urbanization and ...
Commercial Flight from Vientiane-Kuala Lumpur on November 15
Private businesses are organizing a special flight from Vientiane to Kuala Lumpur, expected to depart 8:55 AM on November 15 and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at approximately 12:45 PM the same day.Read more: ...
U.S. Mission Laos
Vientiane Book Festival 2019
The event will display over 1,000,000 books and publications from Laos and other countries, especially the ASEAN members, with over 200 booths and exciting reading activities with free gifts and other panel activities.The event is from 7-17/03/2019 @ World Trade Center, Khouvieng Rd, Vientiane Capital.More ...
Vientiane Book Festival
BOL’s Caution Against Fake Bank Notes in the northern provinces of Laos
Notice 245/BOL was issued on 21 June 2018 to all Lao people to be cautious when receiving or making payments with US dollar notes. According to local authorities, there are a group of foreigners who had begun circulating counterfeit currency in the northern provinces of ...
Lao Economic Daily
[Applications] the 2nd seminar at the YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV)
YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) plans to offer three flagship seminars addressing challenging issues facing the region such as energy economics and policy, contemporary cybersecurity challenges and opportunities, and fundamentals of startup investing in Southeast Asia. This seminar will be held virtually from September ...
Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015 Launched
The brand-new Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015 has been released.This latest atlas, developed by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern, together with the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), combines statistical data from the last two Population and Housing ...
[Webinar]: Taking Data Back: Women’s Sovereignty over Land Data
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” aiming to celebrate women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education.Focus: What can be done to include Indigenous women in the data cycle in ...
Land Portal Foundation