In the rugged province of Xieng Khoaung in upper northern Laos are scattered more than 2,000 large carved stone jars. They vary in size, with the biggest standing at just over 2.5 metres tall and weighing in at 30 tonnes. The jars are believed to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable hydropower projects with renewable wind and solar considered as additional alternatives for electricity production.This was one of the key messages from Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith at a recent meeting of the energy ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday advised labour and social welfare authorities to carry out the country’s labour skill development policy to meet the needs of the job market.He made the comment at the national labour and social welfare sector meeting which took place on Tuesday ...

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 4,000 runners both domestic and foreign will participate in the first Vientiane International Marathon slated for December 8, making it the biggest ever marathon in Laos.Held by Events for Goods and the Lao Amateur Athletics Federation, the marathon will take runners through ...

A Singapore non-governmental organisation (NGO), Radion International, will support child protection and development in Laos.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the project was signed with Laos’ Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare in Vientiane recently, according to the Singapore Embassy. More ...

UPDATED at 3.45 P.M. EDT on 2019-04-18Three U.S. citizens held in Laos since last week on suspicion of disseminating bibles and Christian material without government approval have been released and deported to neighboring Thailand on Thursday, their organization told RFA’s Lao Service.The volunteers for the ...

Tertiary students and graduates from across the country are making the most of opportunities being offered at a national job fair taking place in Vientiane.Registering with big corporations and receiving advice from industry professionals about career pathways are just some of the opportunities that are ...

The government will begin inspecting the safety standards applied to the construction of all hydropower dams in Laos next year in a bid to prevent further accidents. This information was revealed during a recent meeting in Vientiane on the safety standards of the nation’s many hydropower ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare is working with the Lao Federation of Trade Unions and representatives of the labour sector to draw up recommendations for establishing the minimum wage.The setting and raising of the minimum wage aims to boost ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of Switzerland has provided a budget of US$8.6 million to assist vocational training and employment support for disadvantaged people in Laos.Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Kikeo Chanthaboury and Regional Director for Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), ...

Laos’ and Vietnam’s finance ministries recently signed a cooperation agreement for the period 2017-2020. The agreement was signed in Vientiane by Lao Ministry of Finance Office Head Mr Somboun Inthapatha and Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the Vietnam Finance Ministry Mr ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of US$48 million to help improve urban environmental services and enhance economic connectivity in Pakxan district of Borikhamxay province and Thakhaek district of Khammuan province in Laos.More ...

Officials and military personnel last week used aircraft and trucks supplied by the Lao People’s Army to deliver emergency supplies including drinking water, food, boats, tents and household essentials to six provinces devastated by floods. Tropical depression Podul and other weather systems that have passed over ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue supporting the Lao government in expanding the goal of restoring national forest cover to 70 per cent by 2020 through the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Support Project.JICA in cooperation with ...

The government, Temasek Foundation (TF) – ITE Education Services (ITEES) urban management tourism and hospitality/specialists programme has been strengthening the management skills of Lao personnel in this field.    The initiative is a collaboration between Laos and Singapore and is supported by the TF and ITEES to ...

BOKEO, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – With the school year coming to an end next month, Reading Elephant Laos is making a hurried round of visits to schools in Huayxai district, Bokeo province to engage children in inspirational activities, especially reading, and donate educational materials.Reading Elephant ...

Health authorities admit that many parents still don’t know that early initiation of breastfeeding (within the first hour) improves the health and longterm wellbeing of a baby, because colostrum, or first milk, is rich in nutrients and protects a baby against disease. Infants who are exclusively ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of South Korea (ROK) has offered US$500 million for Laos to finance development projects in the country in the coming years, a South Korean news agency reported last week.The Yonhap News Agency reported on September 5 that Laos and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos scored 29 points and maintained the same position as it did in 2017 in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which was released on Tuesday.Scores on the index range from 0 to 100 where 0 represents extremely corrupt and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Several organisations and companies are arranging colourful forms of entertainment to celebrate Lao New Year, which will be observed from April 14-16.The festivities usually involve people splashing water on each other, which helps reduce the effects of the hot weather experienced ...