Economic growth in Lao PDR expected to remain moderate in 2018: ADB
Agriculture is expected to grow by 2.0% this year, while electricity generation is expected to increase by 8%, with mining outputs projected to decline by 2.0%.Economic growth for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is expected to moderate in 2018, as agriculture and mining ...
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Vietnam, Laos step up collaboration in forestry law enforcement
Ha Tinh (VNA) – Representatives from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and the Lao Department of Forestry Inspection (DOFI) sat down in the central province of Ha Tinh on October 30 to review their cooperation in forestry law enforcement.Vietnam and Laos share a borderline spanning ...
VNA editor
Thousands of Lao nationals took courses overseas in 2018
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 2,000 students studied in foreign countries in the first nine months of 2018, according to an official report.A spokesperson from the Student Affairs Department, Ministry of Education and Sports, told Vientiane Times that 2,291 Lao nationals studied in 27 countries from ...
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Social security law strives for healthcare equality in Laos
Media personnel from newspapers, radio and television were briefed in Vientiane yesterday on publicising the Law on Social Security to the public in the interests of promoting healthcare equality.Under the Law on Social Security, critically injured or sick insured people are entitled to admission for ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
KIA Motors Asia Donates US$ 100,000 To Aid Flood Victims In Laos
(KPL) The KIA Motors Asia of Republic of Korea donated US$ 100,000 to aid flood victims in Laos.The handover ceremony held at the Ministry of Laobour and Social Welfares between Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Dr. Khampheng Saysompheng and General Manager -KIA Motors Asia ...
KPL
Scoot Announces Flights from Athens to Laos via Singapore
Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, will begin flights from Athens to Laos (to cities Vientiane and Luang Prabang) via Singapore as of April.According to an announcement, the airline has already started sales of flights from Athens to Laos with special low fares on the verge of the ...
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Laos, Thailand call for two more Mekong bridges
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao and Thai ministries are pushing for the construction of two more bridges across the Mekong to ease the transport of goods and travel by members of the public.Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong and his Thai counterpart ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Thai NGOs Speak Out Against Proposed Dam in Laos
A new dam planned for construction on the Mekong River in Laos is causing great concern for environmental NGOs from Thailand, who say Laos’ fifth big dam on the river will have adverse effects on fish and people in the region.The Luangprabang hydropower project would ...
RFA’s Lao Service
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/laos-luang-prabang-dam-mekong-09232019161400.html
American Filmmaker Promotes Gender Balance In Lao Legal Field
(KPL) On May 17-18, 2019, the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane hosted a filmmaker from the American Film Showcase programme who visited multiple Lao legal institutions and presented excerpts from her documentary film on gender and rule of law.American filmmaker Sharon Rowen conducted workshops at the ...
KPL
Laos assess progress at annual gynaecology and obstetrics conference
Ministry of Health officials working in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics met in Vientiane for their annual meeting yesterday to review progress and discuss plans for 2019.Participants reported on the progress of their activities and shared future plans.They heard reports on maternal death rates, ...
Phetphoxsay Sengpaseuth
Telecoms ministry to regulate gov’t video conferencing
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has decided to step in to administer government video conferences amid concerns over leaks of classified government information.Telecommunications minister Mr Thansamay Kommasith on August 12 signed a ministerial decision designed to establish rules and procedures ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/telecoms-ministry-regulate-gov%E2%80%99t-video-conferencing-103350
Laos lowers target for trade value with South Korea
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has reduced its trade value target including for both imports and exports with South Korea this year compared to the figure for last year after a drop in the annual trade value by both countries.Last year, the trade target for ...
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Laos to upgrade trade facilitation framework to global standards
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will upgrade the trade facilitation framework to international standards by May, a top official informed a workshop on Friday.The improvement will be based on the principles, requirements, and conditions outlined in the framework of the Standards to Secure and ...
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Lao economists pinpoint five key factors to sustain growth
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos needs to focus on five key factors this year to support stable and sustainable economic growth, the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER) has suggested.The first focus will be the stricter implementation of government policy to improve regulations and strategic ...
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Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015 Launched
The brand-new Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015 has been released.This latest atlas, developed by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern, together with the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), combines statistical data from the last two Population and Housing ...
Laos' Nam Pha Gnai hydropower plant begins electricity generation
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Nam Pha Gnai hydropower plant in Xaysomboun province has officially begun generating electricity after construction was completed in September.An opening ceremony took place last week in Pha Noi village, Long Chaeng district, Xaysomboun province, attended by Politburo member and Head ...
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Luang Namtha folk make way for Laos-China railway
LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Families living in Luang Namtha province, through which the under-construction Laos-China railway will pass, are united in their approval of the project and are ready to embrace the development opportunities that will come their way.People here understand that the ...
Khonesavanh Lathsaphao
Reproductive health challenges remain for impoverished women: Lao officials
VIENTIANE, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Lao authorities say that while the majority of people now have access to better quality medical services, access to reproductive health services remains a challenge for many, especially impoverished women.Women and young people in Laos lack information about access to ...
Yurou
Lao Govt seeks to minimise budget burdens and debt distress
The government has outlined measures to boost national revenue for 2020 while ensuring the effectiveness of state investment projects.The Prime Ministerial Order recently instructed the relevant sectors to tighten budget expenditure by trimming their administrative budgets, with non-essential development projects to be postponed.More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Budget constraints hamper management of natural disasters in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has done much in the past year to reduce the negative impacts of natural disasters but faces a number of challenges including budget constraints.Labour authorities admitted they were concerned that they may not achieve their planned target because of the ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth