Reporting, sharing false reports on floods violates Lao laws committee warns
The reporting and sharing of false information in the form of fake news reports or altered still or video images concerning the flooding in Attapeu province and any other localities across the country violates Lao laws, the National Ad Hoc Committee in charge of dealing ...
Vientiane Times
Chinese bank-funded school building handed over to local Lao community
VIENTIANE, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Teachers and students of Huaxieng village primary school in Lao capital Vientiane have been delighted with the new school building constructed with the funding from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).More ...
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S Korean Firm to Launch Online Lottery Sales Platform in Laos
South Korean firm Kona I have teamed up with local lottery company Lao Toto to launch an online platform in Laos that will be designed to issue, draw and calculate lotteries.Kona I currently operates a mobile payment system in South Korea while Lao Toto has acquired ...
Taejun Kang
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) furthers support for Laos mapping project
SAVANNAKHET, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have kicked off the Project for the Establishment of Geospatial Data Infrastructure and Capacity Building for Development of Special Economic Zones in Savannakhet province.The over 51 billion kip (US$6 million) mapping project in ...
Times Reporters
ADB, Lao PDR sign agreement to boost sustainable, climate-smart agribusiness
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) signed an agreement yesterday for a $40.5 million grant for the Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project that will help farmers and agribusinesses develop sustainable and climate-smart agriculture value chains in the country.More ...
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Laos, Int’l Red Cross raise profile of International Humanitarian Law
Government officials and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met in Vientiane yesterday to discuss International Humanitarian Law.Participants were familiarised with the main humanitarian-related treaties, especially the Geneva conventions and their additional protocols, and with Lao adherence to those treaties. More ...
Times Reporters
China builds hydropower plant in Laos, poses threat to Mekong Delta
Experts have pointed out that field research results about the Pak Beng hydropower project in Laos are sketchy and do not provide sufficient information. Nguyen Anh Duc, director of the Mekong River Development Assistance Center under the Mekong River Commission of Vietnam, said if the hydropower ...
Proposed hydropower plant in Laos to affect lower Mekong River in Vietnam
Laos is making hectic preparations for the building of one more hydropower dam – Pak Beng – on the Mekong river section which runs through Oudomxay province, despite strong warnings about the influence on the lower course, especially in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta. The Mekong ...
Money flows: Who's investing in Laos, and what problems do they present?
A nation disadvantaged by geography, Laos has turned to intense infrastructural development and foreign direct investments to accelerate economic growth. As the landlocked nation opens its doors to foreign money, who is it inviting, and what troubles lay ahead? Once an ancient kingdom and a hub ...
Pei Ying Loh & Zenn Wong
Open Development Laos publishes a new topic on "Disasters and Emergency Response"
Open Development Laos (ODL) publishes a new topic page on “Disasters and Emergency Response”, available in both Lao and English. The page explores an overview of Disasters and Emergency Response, along with relevant policy lines in Laos towards the issue. Read the page here. ...
Russian Army Engineers Defuse Over 100 Cluster Munitions In Laos - Defense Ministry
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 07th November, 2018) Russian mine clearance specialists have defused over 100 cluster munitions in Laos, which remained on the country’s territory since the US bombardments of 1964-1973, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.More ...
Fahad Shabbir
United States, UNICEF Continue to Strengthen Lao PDR’s COVID-19 Response
UNICEF Lao PDR has provided loudspeakers, amplifiers and microphones to the Lao Women’s Union to raise awareness at the community level about COVID-19 and safety measures to prevent it.The supplies were supported with funding from the United States Government through the U.S. Agency for International ...
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Chasing climate-ready glutinous rice for food security in Thailand and Laos
Origin of glutinous rice There are three groups of glutinous rice-based on grain sizes, small (japonica), medium (upland), and long slender (indica) grains. The origin of glutinous rice has become a hot topic for discussion by evolutionists who speculate that glutinous rice has two roots. Glutinous ...
Apichart Vanavichit
Increase in Trafficking of Lao Women to China Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Trafficking of women from Laos to China to serve as wives for Chinese men or to work in prostitution is increasing amid economic pressure following the Covid-19 pandemic.Trafficking is typically brokered by Lao middlemen who recruit young women or convince parents to marry off their ...
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Open Development Laos publishes a new topic on Energy policy and administration
Open Development Laos (ODL) publishes a new topic page on Energy policy and administration, which describes the legal and administration framework for energy sector in Lao PDR. The page is available in Lao and English.Read the page here. ...
Open Development Laos publishes a new topic on SDG 4 - Quality Education
Open Development Laos (ODL) publishes a new topic page on Sustainable Development Goal#4 -Quality Education, available in Lao and English. The topic explores the localization of SDG 4 into the national plan and implementation. Also progress and challenges faced in the implementation process are discussed. Read ...
Japan grants 23.6 billion kip for human resource development in Laos
The Japanese government on Friday agreed to support human resource development in Laos with more than 23.6 billion kip (US$ 2.8 million).More ...
Viengdavanh Banphahaksa
Open Development Laos publishes new topic page on "COVID-19 and Education"
Open Development Laos (ODL) recently published a new topic page on “COVID-19 and Education” in English. Laos has reported relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases. However, Laotians have still been significantly impacted by both national and international measures to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. Education is ...
