VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More clean and green services and interesting tourist activities are key factors to sustain hotel and guesthouse bookings into the future after recent fluctuating fortunes.While service is not such an issue for firms engaged in the hotel industry, inconsistent bookings are ...

Provinces across the country reported mixed results in the number of visitors over Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) with some places attracting more than last year while other locations saw a dip in tourist numbers.Head of the Vangvieng district Information, Culture and Tourism office, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – As the Lao economy continues to record impressive annual growth of 6 percent to 7 percent, numerous foreign firms in the construction materials sector are now keen to expand their operations.The Lao government is currently working to improve the business environment ...

Many Lao villagers who were forced to relocate for construction on the Laos-China railway are still waiting for compensation from the government, while others who have received payments say the payments are much lower than they had expected.The railway project linking landlocked Laos with China ...

A Chinese development project in Laos has been suspended indefinitely after pushback from local villagers and merchants.In mid-January, developers had begun initial surveys in Phoudindeng, Huai Sa-ngoa and Pakpo villages, located near scenic Vang Vieng, about four hours north of Vientiane.More ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Health and representatives of United Nations agencies gathered last week to vaccinate pets against rabies, to mark World Rabies Day which falls on September 28.The vaccinations, under the theme of this year’s global event “Rabies: Vaccinate to ...

SK E&C attempted to earn excessive profits with changes to the format and design of a dam in Laos that eventually collapsed last July, an internal document confirmed on Oct. 14. Indeed, the heights of the collapsed dam and other auxiliary dams handled by SK ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Hungary will waive the visa requirement for each other’s diplomatic or service passport holders as of September 9, allowing passport holders from either country to stay in the host country for a period of 90 days without a visa.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Gold mining processes used by the Vangtat Mining Company Limited in Sanxay district, Attapeu province, and Dakcheung district, Xekong province, have been upgraded with the signing of a new agreement.The agreement was signed in Vientiane on Monday between the General Director ...

National University of Laos (NUOL) students and 30 young leaders of Singapore are participating in the Temasek Foundation International Specialists’ Community Action and Leadership Exchange (TFI SCALE) Programme in Vientiane from September 7-21.The Lao students, senior officers, staff and students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Timor-Leste highly values the support shown by Laos for the country’s application for Asean membership and is also seeking to broaden cooperation with Asean members in the Mekong sub-region.The country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr Dionisio da Costa Babo ...

Recently, the society is paying attention to the Nam Theun 1 hydroelectric dam and there is concern about the subsequent problems regarding the various dam breaks because there is news that people have found that Nam Theun 1 dam has seeped water. In response to ...

(KPL) Laos has been expected record greater number of Chinese tourists this year. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has confirmed it will work with other countries to promote tourism in Asian.The Asian Culture and Tourism Exhibition was held on May 16 in Beijing, China. The event ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is finalising a National Action Plan aiming to eliminate asbestos-related diseases among the population by putting an end to the import and use of the hazardous material across the country by 2020.Laos, like many other countries in the Asean ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A villagers’ group in Oudomxay province is meeting with great success in selling different sized bags and cotton products, both locally and in Japan.The bags are made from a jungle vine called kheuapiad and have proved particularly popular with Japanese buyers ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is aiming to contribute more revenue to national socio-economic growth by requesting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be its key supporter.Through coordination with the foreign ministry, overseas embassies and consulates are expected to provide ...

(KPL) Last year witnessed a reduction in mother mortality rate to 129 from 151 recorded in 2017, according to a report of the Ministry of Health.“We record a lower mother mortality rate because mother healthcare is more accessible and more mothers realise the importance of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The inflation rate continued to rise in March, with the Lao National Statistics Bureau attributing the growth of the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) due to rising food prices, and not the depreciation of the kip as many people believed.The statistics ...

Laos and China on Tuesday signed an agreement for a feasibility study on the establishment of a college that would train personnel to work as ticket sellers, station operators and provide various passenger services.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prosecutors, judiciary and law enforcement officials from central and provincial sectors and international organisations met recently in Xieng Khuang province to discuss ways to strengthen capacities to combat transnational organised crime, with a focus on narcotics, human trafficking and money laundering.The ...