The Korea International Cooperation Agency will provide grant aid of over 40 billion kip (US$ 5 million) to facilitate skills development in Laos. The funding is in support of the Project for Improvement of Lao-Korea Institute for Skills Development from 2017 to 2020. A signing ...

YUNNAN, China (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Mass Media Institute of Culture and Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yunnan College of Tourism in China to further develop its tourism human resources. The pact was signed at the 2nd Yunnan-South-Southeast Asia Education Exchange ...

After last year’s well-received first event in Luang Prabang, the second Sustainable Tourism Solutions Expo (STSE) will take place this week in Vientiane on 27-28 September 2019 at the Crowne Plaza. The STSE is the region’s leading specialized fair for the tourism industry to celebrate, explore, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government and two firms have signed an agreement for developing Xebangfai 1 (Keng Keo) hydro-power project.The project development agreement was signed in Vientiane on Friday by representatives of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Energy and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A group of 1,000 Chinese tourists including 50 officials arrived in Vientiane on Saturday, in support of efforts by the Lao and Chinese governments to boost tourism during Visit Laos-China Year 2019.The Lao government hosted a welcome ceremony for the group in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A lack of understanding of the Law on Labour by most members of the workforce, especially in rural areas, puts employees at a disadvantage when dealing with employers, according to a leading official.Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Dr Khampheng Saysompheng, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has asked members of the National Assembly (NA) to consider the use of incentives to entice private business investment for public infrastructure projects.The government wants to encourage investments that are licensed under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model in ...

(KPL) The Lao Red Cross presented last week over 1.04 billion kip as relief aid to over 1,400 flood victims’ families in 9 villages in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province.Sanamxay district was heavily flooded following the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in late July last ...

Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) has joined hands with Chinese payment service provider UnionPay International (UPI) to roll out new QR code payment services in Laos.The move will enable UnionPay app users to make payments by scanning QR codes at local stores ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided more than 4.7 billion kip (US$5.5 million) for the second phase of a UXO project in Laos, up from the US$3 million contributed for the first phase.An agreement concerning the funding contribution for ...

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $48 million grant to help improve urban environmental services and enhance economic connectivity in Paksan and Thakhek, two of the least developed towns along the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Central Corridor in the Lao ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A plan to create “smart” and “eco” cities in Luang Namtha, and Oudomxay provinces topped the agenda at the government’s monthly meeting for October.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith presided over the meeting on October 25, at which government members also discussed a ...

The government is still expecting the customs sector to play a key role in generating income even though Laos has eliminated import tariffs on most goods from Asean member countries.According to information from the Ministry of Finance, the government is expecting the customs sector to ...

The Ministry of Justice is rolling out a major training programme to professionalise policymakers at the local level to put in place regulatory environments that foster the development of Lao businesses and communities. The programme is led by the Centre for Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA Centre) ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National Assembly (NA) on Monday endorsed the National Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2020, giving the legal back up for the government to impose measures to strengthen productivity.Out of the 114 Assembly members who attended the 8th session of the 8th ...

The creation of conditions to facilitate rural development including animal husbandry and agriculture project management are some of the main issues that members of the public want corresponding government sectors to address. National Assembly members for Vientiane and members of the Vientiane People’s Council tabled ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – An African swine fever outbreak in neighbouring countries has created worries among consumers in Laos, leading to a sudden decrease in consumption of pork.Fear among consumers increased after Lao authorities detected the virus in imported pork, entrails and bones. The government ...

MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Members of the Russian Armed Forces’ International Anti-Mine Center’s team deployed to Laos have cleared more than 40 hectares of mines, Russia’s Krasnaya Zvezda(or Red Star) newspaper reported on Monday.The Russian mine clearance team is deployed to the Khamkeut District of the ...

Lawmakers in Laos are urging the government to be stricter on foreign business entities in the country in an effort to protect the environment and protect the livelihood of the people.Khamsaphone Xayavong, a member of parliament from Oumxay district, Oudomxay province in northern Laos, called ...

The Lao PDR highly values the efforts of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States of America (USA) in organising the second Summit between their two leaders on February 27-28, 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Lao PDR also praises the government and ...