(KPL) The Australian Department of Defence works closely with the Lao People’s Army (LPA) to improve English capability of local armed force officers.English is the language of ASEAN and Australia has been a long-term supporter for the LPA’s English language training programme.Every year Australia grants ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Cuba have agreed to promote cooperation in the fields of public health and medical science.An agreement was signed in Havana during foreign minister Saleumxay Kommasith’s official visit to Cuba from November 11-12, in response to an invitation from his ...

Laos is to complete the construction of the country’s first baseball stadium this December.South Korea’s financial group DGB Group will support KRW 300 million (USD 256,200) for the construction of the stadium, with land and other necessary support provided by the Lao government.The country began construction in ...

Over 200 families in seven villages of Pakbaeng district in Oudomxay province are set to move to higher ground and new sites to make way for construction of the Pakbaeng hydropower project. The dam will be the third to be built on the Mekong River. It ...

Tourism is increasingly contributing to the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and driving important economic activity in most countries around the world including Laos. In 2017, Laos was ranked 61st out of 185 countries by total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP, according to ...

The National Secretariat Committee on Road Safety and associated groups met in Vientiane on Thursday to review their work to improve road safety over the past five years.Participants also discussed possible future joint activities with the aim of joining forces to reduce the number of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Securities Exchange (LSX) will continue to inform the public about stock market operations through regular cooperation with regional and international partners, to promote development of the stock market.Many Lao people still don’t understand the procedures involved in stock market ...

Bilateral cooperation for sustainable and forestry industry development is set to expand following the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos and State Forestry Administration of China. Cooperation is set to cover seven main areas such as afforestation, forest ...

Over US$1 billion has been disbursed in various business activities and the development of special and specific economic zones, driven by growing regional economic integration. Almost 300 companies from Laos and overseas are now investing in the SEZs, with a total registered capital of almost US$8 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Discover Laos Today, Laos’ first integrated travel tech portal to inspire people around the world to travel and experience Laos was launched last week in the world heritage city of Luang Prabang to enrich Laos’ tourism offerings to the world.Attending the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told Savannakhet provincial authorities to work harder to realise the “Three-open” policy he initiated to attract local and foreign investment in the central province, one of the country’s economic hubs.He made the comment last week during ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has approved the sale of 2,000 tonnes of stockpiled rice to bring down the high market price after a shortage of supply meant the price of rice rose by over 20 percent above normal.The move is aimed at cutting ...

Being stricter around planning, financial discipline and the construction of high quality infrastructure at reasonable costs are some of the targets that the Ministry of Public Works and Transport would like to reach in the coming years. These points were outlined at the Ministry’s annual ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Vietnam are hoping to increase bilateral trade by 10 to 15 percent during 2019, with total trade last year valued at US$1.03 billion.Last year’s figure exceeded the plan by 10 percent. Two-way trade between Laos and Vietnam in the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane province has always been popular with visitors and now provincial authorities are preparing special activities over Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) to ensure that everyone who visits has a truly memorable time. The province’s Vangvieng and Meuangfeuang districts are the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to work with its development partners, including the International Labour Organisation (ILO), to advance social justice and promote decent work for all.An event held in Vientiane on Saturday to mark the ILO Centenary and 55th anniversary of Laos’ ...

Will 7-Eleven come to Laos? The question has been up in the air for many years despite continued reports that it would make a foray into the country.One more such report emerged a few days ago. According to The Nation, CP All, a Thai firm that ...

The development gap among countries remains one of the main challenges to integration and growth within the region, according to Laos,  and a joint effort is needed to overcome it. More ...

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister said that Thai government has no means to increase the import of electricity from Laos, but instead to develop transmission lines to Malaysia and Singapore for power distribution.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Chinese governments have agreed to collaborate on the creation of more digital channels which will allow Lao and Chinese television audiences a broader range of programmes.The new channels will mean new programmes will be available in both the ...