(KPL) A group of Chinese investors have invested at least 10 billion yuan to speed up developing the infrastructure of the Boten Specific Economic Zone (SEZ) in Luang Namtha Province, northern Laos.“Boten Specific Economic Zone is adjacent to border town of Mohan in China’s Yunnan ...

The Bank of the Lao PDR has imposed measures to help prevent the further depreciation of the kip against international currencies.According to a newsletter published by the central bank earlier this week, to prevent the kip sliding further against the US dollar and Thai baht, ...

The Laos-Korea Rural Development Training Centre in Xaythany district, Vientiane, officially opened on Tuesday with the intention of boosting the capacity of people working in the agriculture, forestry and rural development sector.The centre was established to strengthen rural development in Laos in alignment with the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The management of the Lao currency is being moderately implemented across the country and it is stable as the rate of inflation stands at 1.5 per cent. However, the National Assembly (NA) has given the government the task of bringing the currency ...

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce this week requested China to consider a rice import quota of 50,000 tonnes along with accepting other industrial goods as part of efforts to bolster bilateral trade. The call was made by Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ms Khemmani ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has lauded the role of businesswomen in boosting economic development and advised them to use their strengths to benefit the whole nation.The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a meeting organised by the Lao Business Women’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) continues to rise in Laos despite the government’s expanded measures to tackle the rising price of goods in markets.According to the Lao Statistics Bureau, the CPI reached 107.64 points in July, putting the annual inflation rate ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Investment by domestic and foreign enterprises has not grown as planned despite the government’s augmented measures to boost private sector growth and sustain the economy.The Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Souphanh Keomixay, told Vientiane Times recently that private companies invested in 1,266 ...

A cold snap is set to hit most of Laos this week as the result of a high-pressure system over the northern and central parts of the country.According to the Meteorology and Hydrology Department, the forecast for November 7-10 will see cooler temperatures in northern ...

Labour authorities of Laos and the Republic of Korea have reconfirmed their commitment to ongoing cooperation following the two countries’ agreement on the Employment Permit System.More ...

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is visiting Laos from 5-6 September in a working visit to resolve the border dispute.Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith will receive his Cambodian counterpart.His two-day visit is aimed at “strengthening and expanding the scope ...

The Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) will provide over 7.9 billion kip to strengthen biodiversity conservation and natural resource management activities in six target provinces.The 11 subprojects will take place in the provinces of Vientiane, Xayaboury, Huaphan, Luang Namtha and Attapeu, and in Vientiane, all of ...

Fears linger for livelihoods as new villages being built for Lao victims may not be suitable for agricultureTHE VICTIMS of the Xi Pian-Xe Namnoi Dam collapse may not be able to return to their normal lives any time soon because the locations of their new ...

THE THAI delegation at a meeting this week on a third dam planned for the Lower Mekong River at Pak Bang in Laos urged the Chinese project developer, Datang Corp, to conduct a transboundary study to resolve outstanding issues.More ...

Authorities in Phongsaly Province have approved a feasibility study for the development and construction of a new Special Economic Zone at the borders of Laos, China, and Vietnam. The Chinese firm will survey a total of 250 square kilometers of land, including 100 square kilometers of ...

Revenue earned from taxes increased by 20 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance.The increase followed the introduction of the new tax revenue management information system (TAXRIS) earlier this year. ...

(KPL) The number of dengue cases in Laos has surged to 28,371 with 60 deaths reported since the beginning of 2019, the Ministry of Health has reported.As for infection, the number is five times higher than that reported in the same period last year where ...

Floods in Xekong province caused by tropical storm Noru have left one person dead, while thousands of people in the south have been affected by widespread flooding after heavy rain lashed the area from September 27-30.Some 28 villages in Xekong province were inundated, while electricity ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged Asean leaders to push for the translation of the Asean priorities into practice so regional community building can be realised.The Lao premier made the call to regional leaders while attending the 34th Asean Summit, which took place in Bangkok, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Party and state leaders and members of the public planted thousands of saplings on National Arbour Day on Saturday, giving a huge boost to the government’s effort to increase forest cover to 70 per cent by 2020.Vice President Phankham Viphavanh, other ...