VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is targeting more international visitor arrivals until the end of this year with numerous incentives, a promotional tourism campaign, and policy updates.The move follows the recent release of the new Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast which showed the country’s ...

Japanese cable manufacturer Bando Densen has opened a factory in Laos, joining a group of competitors that are stepping up their presence in Southeast Asia amid demand for electronic vehicles.The company will gradually strengthen its local operations and with cheaper labor costs and existing distribution ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao business startups and entrepreneurs have the chance to grow their operations by getting together with international investors,” said the organiser of a Startup and Angels event.The networking event was held in Vientiane on Wednesday and attended by foreign investors, local ...

KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Jo Bounmy Group, a leading business conglomerate in Laos, has approved additional capital of US$500 million to build a trade and warehouse complex at the Thakhaek Specific Economic Zone (TSEZ) in Khammuan province.The company plans to build a trading complex ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has urged companies wanting to maintain the right to import fuel to improve themselves in accordance with the Prime Minister’s decree on fuel businesses otherwise they will not be allowed to operate their businesses.The ministry’s ...

BUSAN, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) — Three more member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia — plan to adopt Korean for the regular curriculum at their secondary schools beginning next year, officials said Tuesday.South Korean Minister of Education ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is working closely with international organisations to bolster the fight against illicit drugs as the drug trade increases across the country, especially in crystal methamphetamine and amphetamine pills.The issue was reported on at the 14th High Level Illicit Drug ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao (BCEL) Public has officially launched a credit card and a prepaid debit card under the BCEL World Mastercard brand to meet the travel and shopping needs of Lao people with a better and safer alternative ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and China’s Guangdong province are aiming for a further increase in trade and investment volumes after their bilateral trade value was recorded at US$270 million last year, according to a senior Chinese official.In addition, five investment projects were launched in ...

VIENTIANE — Imports of all pork products made in China, as well as live pigs and piglets, have been temporarily suspended following an outbreak of African swine fever in Liaoning province in north-east China. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry last week issued a notice banning ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Trade authorities in six northern provinces of Laos and Dien Bien Phu province in Vietnam have agreed to hold a business dialogue next year to boost trade.The planned dialogue is part of the cooperation plan for 2019-20 and was discussed at ...

The current hot weather is likely to continue until the end of this month in some parts of the country, with temperatures hovering around 40C for the past few days, weather forecasters say. However, there may be rain and strong wind gusts in some areas from ...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — The Laos-China Railway Co. Ltd., which is in charge of the construction of the China-Laos railway running through northern Laos, said on Thursday that the railway construction was not affected by a shallow earthquake.The 6.1-magnitude quake jolted the border area ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems project has ended, but there is a need for further development of target farmers’ groups.That was the message at the project’s final workshop held in Vientiane last week to assess achievements over four years, ...

(KPL) Vientiane Center Lao Public Company has launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) for local and foreign buyers.Wednesday’s launch witnessed the presence of LSX Secretary General Saysamone Chanthachack and representatives of business community.The public company will sell up to 63.9 million shares at a price ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has set a target to remove and destroy unexploded ordnance on 93,362 hectares of land, of which 9,179 hectares has already been cleared.The target was reported on Friday at a press conference held to mark the 9th anniversary on ...

An explosion Saturday caused by rock blasting for a Chinese cement plant in northern Laos tore through a village, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 others, residents said.Houses and vehicles were also wrecked by the blast in Phonemany village, Nam Bak district, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Statistics Bureau in cooperation with Statistics Korea yesterday officially launched the LAOSIS website (https://laosis.lsb.gov.la) to provide a convenient one-stop service for a full range of major Lao statistics.The site features easy and convenient search functions, a broad range of easy-to-comprehend ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) plans to approve significant new financial assistance to implement a project in rural areas focusing on boosting commercial production.The project, as part of ongoing assistance, will run from 2020-2026 at a cost of US$30 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government and the World Bank have approved two new projects costing more than 451 billion kip (US$52 million) that will jointly address high levels of stunting in the northern provinces. A project titled Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition will lay the ...