Laos has agreed in principle to provide data and information about water resources and management plans involving the Mekong River directly to Thai authorities to assess the water situation and take action to prevent floods in eight northeastern provinces. More ...

ONYX Hospitality Group, one of the region’s leading hotel management companies, on Tuesday announced a management agreement with Laos-based Asia Investment, Development & Construction Sole (AIDC) to develop a new-build Amari hotel in the centre of Vientiane.AIDC is an investment and construction joint venture led ...

Central and local state departments are preparing to streamline the organisation of their various divisions, following a government order.Earlier this year, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith issued Executive Order No.03 requiring all state departments to merge their subordinate offices or divisions whose scope of work overlapped.More ...

BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua/KPL) — Laos and China on Wednesday agreed to advance the building of a community of shared future to achieve new outcomes.More ...

The government will ask Japan to provide additional financial and technical assistance to improve the Vientiane Water Supply State Enterprise so that more people have access to clean water.More ...

Authorities across the country are preparing countdown activities to celebrate the New Year while also promoting tourism and the start of Visit Laos-China Year 2019.Activities will be held at the Asean Mall, Chao Anouvong Park and Patuxay Monument on December 30-31 to celebrate the New ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The new Lao Cassava Association (LCA) will not only promote cassava business units in Laos, but also create a business-friendly environment for them to survive and thrive in this competitive economy.The official launch ceremony of the new association took place yesterday ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to cooperate with regional and development partners to improve access to health services, a recent conference in Manila, the Philippines, has heard.Conducted under the theme ‘Digital Health’, the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western ...

Illegal issuance of land titles has emerged as an outstanding problem in Vientiane over the past year with the illegal titles involved in a total land area of 506,662 square metres, an official report has suggested. The finding was discovered after authorities carried out inspections ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Vietnamese governments will try to bolster two-way trade by at least 15 per cent this year as part of efforts to expand cooperation between the two countries.The combined value of imports and exports between Laos and Vietnam exceeded ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs is clarifying the actual number of civil servants amid public concerns over the possible existence of so-called “ghost” positions, according to a senior ministry official.“This process is part of procedures to ascertain the true number of civil servants in Laos,” ...

Exclusion of women, people living in remote areas and ethnic groups creates chronic barriers for human development progress and leads to significant disparities within the Asia-Pacific region, leaving many behind, according to UNDP. This is one of the key findings of the Human Development Report ...

Ensuring that Laos’ natural environment remains unspoiled is key to attracting visitors, Deputy Prime Minister  Sonexay Siphandone said when visiting Tham Namlod Xebangfay and Konglor caves in Khammuan province earlier this weekMore ...

The management of donated resources for disaster relief has been carried out transparently and with accountability as the responsible committee called on the public to report any related misconduct.More ...

The National Assembly (NA) plans to consider 10 new laws and amend 13 existing laws next year as parliament steps up efforts to ensure Laos is governed by the rule of law.According to the Assembly’s work plan for 2020, which lawmakers approved at the close ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the business sector that the government will take into consideration all recommendations and legitimate comments from them and the public before drawing up business promotion policies. The premier made the comment on Wednesday at the annual meeting of ...

The level of chronic malnutrition in Laos has decreased from 44 percent in 2012 to 33 percent in 2017. However, the country still has the highest rate of malnutrition in the South East Asian region making the population’s intake of quality nutrients a challenge.This was ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Political relations between Laos and Vietnam have soared to new heights, while the two parties and governments have persistently encouraged bilateral and economic cooperation.Leaders from the parties and governments gave this assessment during their meetings in Vientiane this week.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Vientiane will work with the developers of four special economic zones (SEZs) to encourage more investment by Japanese companies, to boost trade and economic ties between Laos and Japan.A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed in ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Restaurateurs and entrepreneurs can now tap into Laos’ rich food and farming culture, with the launch of a website dedicated to preserving traditional recipes and agricultural practices before they die out.More ...