New project promoting export competitiveness in northern Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A new Promotion of Export Competitiveness in Northern Laos (ECL) project aims to increase investment in exports of targeted sectors to sustainably improvement incomes of poor households, particularly women.The target is to be achieved by improving the export competitiveness of the ...
ADB Supports Employment Service System Development in Laos
(KPL) ADB- supported Technical assistance (TA) project has helped to develop employment service system for the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) expand opportunities for local job seekers’ access to employment information.“The technical assistance project is significant and necessary for the Lao PDR in ...
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Myanmar-Laos border gate receives international status
The border gate between Myanmar and Laos has been upgraded and given international status, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.The ministry has upgraded the Wan Pong check point in Tachilek, Shan State, making it an international border entry point for Myanmar and ...
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Laos' health sector check-up reveals good progress
Ministry of Health officials from around the country met for their annual meeting in Vientiane yesterday to review progress in the sector and discuss plans for 2019. The meeting covered work in hygiene and health promotion, communicable disease prevention and control in target provinces, reduction of ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Lao chamber keen on bigger business promotion role
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Board of Directors of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is keen to improve the overall business environment in Laos and thereby boost the economy.That was the message as the Board of Management consulted with its members ...
Bounfaeng Phaymanivong
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-chamber-keen-bigger-business-promotion-role-97839
Rising river levels pose increasing threat
Persistent rainfall from northern to central regions will see river levels continue to rise, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department has warned.The department said the level of the Xebangfay River in Xaybangfay district, Khammuan province now measures 19.14 metres, which is above the danger zone of ...
Siladda Souliyong
Laos, China boost economic and trade cooperation
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Investment between China and Laos has witnessed solid development since the two countries formed the Laos-China Economic and Trade Promotion Association (LCEPA) for cooperation in the sector.Close neighbourly relations between the Lao and Chinese people and both governments are the basis ...
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Laos to give data to prevent Isan floods
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 ...
Post Reporters
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1693396/laos-to-give-data-to-prevent-isan-floods
ONYX announces second Amari property in Laos
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 ...
The Nation editor
Govt gears up for reorganisation of state departments
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 ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
China, Laos to advance building community of shared future
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 ...
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Laos asks Japan for further support in improving water supply
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 ...
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Nation prepares fun aplenty to ring in 2019
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 ...
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New association to promote cassava business in Laos
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 ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/new-association-promote-cassava-business-laos-104557
Laos vows improved healthcare access at regional conference
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 ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Illegal land titles emerge as outstanding issue in Vientiane
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 ...
Laos, Vietnam target 15% increase in trade
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 ...
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Ministry addresses concerns over “non-existent” civil servants
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,” ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
UNDP presents human development report findings
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 ...
Keep areas of natural beauty unspoiled, DPM advises
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 ...
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