The government expects to earn its first income from the sale of carbon credit next year after signing an agreement with the World Bank. The Deputy Director General of the Forestry Department, Mr Khamsene Oukham, said on Thursday that the government had signed an agreement with ...

Cambodia and Lao PDR have agreed to work together to resolve pending border demarcation disagreements between the two nations. The foreign ministers of both countries have agreed to have their respective border committees meet more often to settle the matter. They also agreed to set ...

Many farmlands of people in Thathom district, Xaysomboun Province have been flooded following the bust of the under construction Nam Ao Hydropower Project on Sep 11.Keep reading ...

(KPL) The government of Japan has provided grant assistance worth over US$ 320,000 for an oral health service programme in Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Borikhamxay, Khammuan and Savannakhet.The signing ceremony for the project’s grant contract was held at Japanese Embassy in Vientiane on Feb 13, 2019, ...

VIENTIANE, LAOS – As the proposed Pak Lay hydropwer project gathers steam, officials deliberated in Vientiane on Friday to discuss risk management measures.A summary of recommendations and suggestions of proposed impact mitigation and risk management measures and a final draft technical review report were among ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The links between Laos and China are expected to grow even stronger with the handover of the new Confucius Institute at the National University of Laos (NUOL) in the capital on Wednesday.The Confucius Institute will become a model project in promoting ...

The Bank of the Lao PDR has warned the public to be on the alert for individuals or companies that illegally convince people to deposit their money or buy shares in business schemes, lured by the promise of high returns or interest rates. The pledging ...

The Asian Development Bank will provide US$32 million for the Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project in Laos next year. This information was confirmed on Monday by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Khamlian Pholsena after returning from the 21st GMS Ministerial Conference, held ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Thai companies PTT (Lao) Co., Ltd. and Zixgar Group Ltd. are looking at food business opportunities in Laos with a focus on travellers and office workers as their main customers.This sector is particularly appealing after the explosion in the number ...

An Environmental group in Chiang Rai has renewed its campaign against the controversial Pak Beng dam that is due to be built on the transnational Mekong River by lodging a complaint with the Supreme Administrative Court against Thai authorities for failing to provide local communities ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Representatives of 14 companies from Jeonnam in South Korea met Lao entrepreneurs yesterday to discuss opportunities for business cooperation and expansion.The meeting with the Jeonnam Trade Mission was organised at the Crowne Plaza in Vientiane by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion ...

The revenue earned from taxes has increased massively since the government introduced an online payment system.Last year, the government collected just over 10 billion kip in road tax but in the first nine months of this year it has already amassed 58.4 billion kip thanks ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is endeavouring to stabilise the prices of various goods, including food items, against the backdrop of rising costs in the processing industry, the Prime Minister advised the National Assembly.The value of traded goods in the first four months of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – About US$500 million has been spent on the relocation and movement of 60,000 people from 12,000 families in more than 200 villages across Laos to make way for power projects, the Energy and Mines Minister has said.Dr Khammany Inthirath reported these ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials, researchers, students and individuals from the private sector gathered in Vientiane yesterday to discuss research and development in the Industry 4.0 era.A seminar titled “Science, Technology and Innovation in the I.R 4.0” took place at the National Convention Centre ...

Save the Children launched a new global report, ‘The Many Faces of Exclusion’ where it ranked countries based on a range of indicators related to childhood.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The continuously weakening value of the Lao kip against the Thai baht has hurt businesses in Laos, especially those engaged in import operations, forcing them to accept a cut in profits.As of September 2, the exchange rate at the Banque pour ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Engineering experts in the fields of construction and architecture learnt more about the smart construction industry during a seminar held on Tuesday on the 4th industrial revolution and digital transformation.The event was organised by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) office ...

Some 20 Lao students will start their advanced learning and research in Japan, supported by the Japan Human Resource Development Scholarships (JDS) and the Young Leaders Programme (YLP).A reception for students and alumni of the JDS and YLP was held in Vientiane on Tuesday to ...

Representatives from development partners and line departments of the Ministry of Health met yesterday in Vientiane to discuss the control of non-communicable diseases (NCD).The discussion was part of the three-day 12th National Health Research Forum (12th NHRF) which concluded yesterday and also covered achieving universal ...