Cabinet approves direction of seaport project, discusses work plan
The cabinet agreed last week to establish a private-state joint company to develop the Vung Ang project after Vietnam gave a green light to utilise the seaport in its central Ha Tinh province. The agreement was made at the cabinet’s monthly meeting for April, chaired ...
Made in Laos 2019 to showcase nation’s export potential
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is hoping to raise the profile of domestic products in regional and international markets through the annual Made in Laos Fair with a focus on trade, business-matching and training sessions.This year, the 6th Made in Laos will take place at ...
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Global Fund gives boost to battle against malaria in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Global Fund has forecast a budget of over US$2 million in assistance to Laos from 2018 to 2020 to assist with the elimination of malaria and reduce the impact of multi-drug resistance in five southern provinces.A funding agreement was signed on ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Lao ride hailing service app to feature at Mekong meet
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A ride hailing service operating in Laos will be represented at the Mekong Innovation Startup in Tourism (MIST) meeting in Thailand next week.LOCA, a Lao startup and a major player in the ride hailing business in Laos, has been selected to ...
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Full steam ahead for start of Laos-China railway
Hundreds of trucks carrying machinery and equipment for construction of the Laos-China railway have entered Laos after being delayed at the border, a senior government official has said. A special lane has now been allocated at China’s Mohan and Laos’ Boten border crossing to facilitate ...
Laos' Electricity imports to drop, exports to drive growth
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The amount of electricity imported by Laos is likely to drop this year as the country witnesses a surge in electricity generation.Last year, Laos spent US$15.4 million on electricity imports, which was less than in 2017 when US$18 million was spent, ...
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U.S. Provides 174,000 Additional Mosquito Nets To Prevent Malaria in Laos
(KPL) U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Rena Bitter presented more than 174,000 additional mosquito nets to Mr. Khamphone Phoutthavong, Deputy Minister of Health, at a ceremony in Vientiane on Jul 9.These mosquito nets will be distributed to families in rural areas of the southern ...
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Laos vows to upgrade facilities to draw more overseas tourists
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is committed to developing and improving five tourism sites in each province along with road access and other facilities over the coming year, in a bid to attract more tourists.This was the message from the Minister of Information, Culture ...
Somsack Pongkhao
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Govt, development partners discuss Laos’ graduation from LDC status
Government officials and development partners are meeting in Vientiane to discuss the implications of Laos’ graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.The national policy workshop on fostering productive capacities and structural economic transformation with regard to the country’s change in development status is taking place ...
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Khamsavath Station in Vientiane Capital Ready to Operate Soon
The new railway station is part of an extension of the cross-border Laos-Thailand Railway connecting Thailand’s Nong Khai with Thanaleng Station in Vientiane Capital. The new station at Khamsavath will allow passengers from Thailand to travel by train to inner Vientiane. The project is being ...
Manyphone Vongphachanh
Anti-human trafficking efforts highlighted in southern provinces of Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has organised a meeting in Attapeu province to assist southern authorities in the protection of vulnerable people against human trafficking.In his opening remarks at the meeting for the four southern provinces of Saravan, Champassak, ...
PM: Laos will not authorise unsustainable tourism projects in Vangvieng
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will not grant permission to proposed tourism projects in Vangvieng if no sustainable development plan is available or applicable, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told local authorities.Some developers have submitted proposals to the cabinet seeking a green light to ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/pm-laos-will-not-authorise-unsustainable-tourism-projects-vangvieng-101966
First Phase of Sithandone SEZ Development Project Underway
According to a report by Socio-Economic News, the first phase of the construction of the Sithandone Special Economic Zone project began in 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in 2025.Vice President of Sithandone Joint Development Co., Ltd, Mr. Laty Sisouphannavong, says the Sithandone SEZ has already ...
Phayboune Thanabouasy
Lao Villagers wait in vain for roads to be surfaced
KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – When elderly people in Thakhaek and Nabong villages get together with their friends, they’re likely to debate when and if the dirt roads that run in front of their homes will be asphalted.They stand outside their houses, looking at the ...
Khonesavanh Lathsaphao
Comply with environmental regulations or have licence revoked, Chinese farming firm warned
The Vientiane People’s Council has adopted measures demanding that a Chinese farming firm comply with environmental regulations or face the prospect of its investment licence being revoked.The council’s resolution was adopted after the company, which was granted 160 hectares of land to grow bananas, sweetcorn ...
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Don’t abuse power for personal gain, Lao govt warns
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The government has warned civil servants not to abuse their positions of power for personal gain or to benefit their relatives and others close to them, or they will face disciplinary action.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith recently signed a Governmental Decree on ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/don%E2%80%99t-abuse-power-personal-gain-lao-govt-warns-100574
Free eye tests, cataract surgeries mark World Sight Day
Hundreds of people received free eye tests at the Ophthalmology Centre in Vientiane on Tuesday while some people with cataracts had them removed free of charge.A representative of the Fred Hollows Foundation, Mr Phonesavanh Yangxiayee, told Vientiane Times the free eye tests and surgery were ...
Siladda Souliyong
School feeding project extends support for primary schools
Some 63,000 schoolchildren are set to benefit from a school feeding project to enhance learning, support access to education, and promote health and nutrition in schools.The project is taking place from 2020-2025 with the cost of 232 billion kip (US$25 million) being funded by the ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
Laos backs promotion of children’s rights on Asean stage
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has reaffirmed its support for Asean efforts to promote the rights of children and women in the region, believing that this will make a significant contribution to the realisation of the Asean community.Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Saemaul Globalisation Foundation supporting Lao development with 11b kip
The Saemaul Globalisation Foundation from the Republic of Korea has agreed to support socio-economic development in rural Vientiane with more than 11 billion kip (US$1.3 million).The support is for the Saemaul Pilot Village Development Project which aims to promote rural production among local residents in ...
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