Laos Announces US$ 100,000 Relief Aid For Indonesia
(KPL) The Government of the Lao PDR has announced 100,000 US dollars as relief aid for the victims of recent earthquakes and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia.More ...
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Lao ministry calls for end to alcohol advertising
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, ...
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Laos, Norway agree on diplomatic visa exemption
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 ...
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New scheme targets social security for all
All Lao people, including general workers and farmers, who are not government officials or private sector members of the National Social Security Fund will be eligible for benefits under a new scheme.The Fund has announced the establishment of the Voluntary Social Security Project For All ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Chinese dams ramp up Lao external debt
BANGKOK — In its rush to become the “battery” of Southeast Asia, Laos is accepting more Chinese loans to build dams, ensuring the already debt-strapped country falls ever deeper into China’s pocket. More ...
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR
World Population Day marked amid nation’s progress
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to Laos yesterday held a joint workshop to celebrate the World Population Day 2018. This year, the celebration of World Population Day with the theme “Family Planning for everyone”, sees more people exercise ...
Vientiane Times
Drug bonfire highlights Laos’ efforts to control abuse
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Over 700 kg of illegal drugs seized in police raids were set alight in Dongmakkhai village, Xaythany district, Vientiane, on Saturday to mark National Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking, which falls on October 12.Among the drugs burned were 385.94kg of ...
Phomphong Laoin
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Laos seeks border market construction aid from Vietnam
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has sought funding from the Vietnamese industry and trade ministry to build three strategic markets at borders with Vietnam in the north, centre and south of Laos.The proposed plan will help bolster cross-border trade. It will also be a step ...
Bounfaeng Phaymanivong
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-seeks-border-market-construction-aid-vietnam-102625
Laos Criminalizes Animal Abuse in Updated Penal Code
Laos has added a new section to its penal code that criminalizes animal abuse.This section appears in the latest version of the country’s penal code, which was promulgated by the Lao Government on November 18, 2018.Article 353 of the updated penal code states that individuals who ...
The Laotian Times
Visits to tourist sites strengthen Laos-China ties
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Cooperation through visits is one of main ways to broaden one’s experience and knowledge and to use the lessons learnt to improve your work and contribute to your country.This is the kind of cooperation envisaged by Laos and China through the ...
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http://annx.asianews.network/content/visits-tourist-sites-strengthen-laos-china-ties-105366
Blood transfusion centre appeals for more donors
The Lao Red Cross National Blood Transfusion Centre is calling for more people to donate blood in order to meet the increasing need for blood transfusions at hospitals around country.In recent years the centre has collected an average of 55,000 bags of blood annually, but ...
Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
Market to decide 5G service in Laos: telecom official
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications will rely on market mechanisms to decide whether the country will launch a 5G service, according to a ministry official.The ministry’s E-Government Centre Director General, Dr Thavisak Manotham, told Vientiane Times last week that the ministry had no policy ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
R. Korean Companies Seek Trade Connection In Laos
(KPL) Representatives of South Korean companies met Lao entrepreneurs in Vientiane on Sep 30 to discuss opportunities for business cooperation and connection.The companies include ENTRA , NARAE Industry , DAEDO TEKRA , Exolube, DHC, Sunkyung Chemical and TAESUNG.The meeting with the Ulju-GUN Trade Delegation 2019 ...
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Laos, China strengthen ties in tourism, investment
Ten northern areas of Laos will further strengthen business cooperation with China’s Yunnan province, especially in the fields of tourism, trade, economics, and investment.Ahead of Visit Laos-China Year 2019, the Laos-China Cooperation Committee is meeting in China so that business operators from the two sides ...
Souksamai Boulom
Lao business leaders embark on Japanese management programme
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Laos-Japan Human Resource Department Institute (LJI) on Tuesday began a “keiei-juku” programme for the third batch of trainees to help improve the skills of Lao business executives in administration and management.The Japanese-developed keiei-juku training initiative is a specialised management skill ...
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Live Pangolins Smuggled from Laos Seized in Vietnam
Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammalDozens of live pangolins smuggled from Laos have been discovered “dehydrated and weak” in a box on a bus in Vietnam.The Vietnamese police arrested the driver and his wife on suspicion of trafficking the animals from Laos, AFP reported ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/02/live-pangolins-smuggled-from-laos-seized-in-vietnam/
Lao govt outlines forestry protection moves to lawmakers
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Preserving forests and promoting tree planting across the country are the main aims for amendment of the forestry law, a senior government official has said. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Lien Thikeo presented a draft amended forestry law for debate at ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-govt-outlines-forestry-protection-moves-lawmakers-98462
More aid from Vietnam reaches survivors of Lao dam collapse
The National Committee for Disaster Response and Search and Rescue has asked the Ministry of National Defence to join disaster relief efforts for victims in the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Laos following the instruction of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Keep reading ...
China-Laos Railway opens new horizons for fruit growers in Southwest China’s Yunnan
As the section of the China-Laos Railway that is within Chinese territory, the Yuxi-Mohan railway will serve as a significant link for China to reach land-locked Laos. In addition to helping promote the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), the railway will also greatly benefit the local economy and ...
Zhang Dan in Yuxi
Xayaboury banana farms ordered to cease operations
Five companies with banana plantations in Xayaboury province have been ordered to stop growing the fruit, but can still plant other replacement crops in compliance with regulations. Four of the companies affected are Chinese backed with banana farms located around the villages of Phonthong, Namtuan, ...