VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National Assembly (NA) has issued a resolution that endorses a government plan to secure a large amount of funding for the education and health sectors, aimed at improving the quality of human resources.According to the Assembly’s resolution on the state ...

The National Assembly and Oxfam have launched a joint project designed to enhance the capacity building of central and local law-making bodies to interact with constituents and hear their concerns.  Director General of the Assembly’s International Cooperation and Project Management Secretariat, Dr Bounthanh Bounvilay, and Country ...

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 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Department of International Trade Promotion, Thai Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with The Federation of Thai Industries introduced the Bangkok RHVAC 2019 and Bangkok E&E 2019 fairs to Lao entrepreneurs in the hope of attracting more visitors from Asean countries.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The nation needs to cultivate digital expertise to underpin a solid technology foundation for applications and services so it can meet the country’s future development needs, according to a leading official.Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Dr Boviengkham Vongdara, gave the ...

(KPL) Saravan and Sekong farmers whose crops were damaged by floods in September have received rice and rice seeds donated by two power companies.The handover ceremony for the assistance was held on Dec 10 in Saravan and Sekong provinces.The Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC) and its ...

Laos ran a successful Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign to attract tourists from around Laos and other countries, which saw visitor numbers increase significantly compared to 2017.More ...

(KPL) Thailand is planning to implement its Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Programme (CASCAP) to help risky groups in neighbouring Laos, Narong Kantikaew, according to local media.Earlier, the programme was carried out in Thailand’s northeastern provinces.Dr Narong Kantikaew from Thailand’s Khon Kaen University said the project ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government is cooperating with a Chinese firm on a clean agriculture development project aimed to expand trade opportunities between the two countries with the onset of high speed rail which is scheduled for completion by 2021.  Under a cooperation agreement, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism issued a notice last week banning the advertising of alcoholic beverages and activities that promote the consumption of alcoholic drinks.The ministry’s notice was addressed to state companies and enterprises, private companies, alcoholic beverage producers, ...

Laos is commited to partnering with other countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region to prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases and improve emergency health services. More ...

Vientiane authorities have frozen land sales and transfers in Dongdok village and surrounding areas after the National University of Laos filed a claim stating that it had the legal right to own and regulate the area.Director of the Vientiane Natural Resources and Environment Department, Mr ...

Savannakhet province: Government officials led by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone on Wednesday delivered emergency supplies worth over 161 million kip to communities in Xonbouly district that suffered in the recent floods.Dr Sonexay, who is Chairman of the National Ad Hoc Committee in charge ...

The government has become a party to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sales of Goods, hoping to use the law to protect its international trade interests.Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith on September 26 presented the letter from the government to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Thousands of local jobs will be created by the Laos-China railway when the project becomes operational in 2021, according to a senior government official.The government is planning to build a Lao railway vocational technical college with the assistance of the Chinese ...

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 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Holders of Lao diplomatic passports, known as red passports, no longer need to obtain a visa to enter Norway, according to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The ministry said yesterday that Laos and Norway agreed in August 2018 to provide visa ...

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) – 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 ...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — Laos hopes to increase the quality of data both of local and foreign laborers in the country, as well as Lao laborers working abroad.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for conducting a feasibility study on Tuesday in Lao capital ...