Revered Buddhist temple draws devotees to Oudomxay
OUDOMXAY,Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – If you’re visiting Oudomxay province in the northwest of Laos, be sure to go to Vat Pha Chao Singkham temple in La district and pray before its sacred Buddha image.The temple is the main cultural icon of La district and houses ...
Visith Teppalath
Savannakhet launches nature tourism campaign to lure visitors
SAVANNAKHET, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Savannakhet authorities are ready to welcome visitors from home and abroad for nature tourism and conservation experiences at Dongphouvieng National Protected Area in the province’s Phin district.Authorities launched the nature tourism campaign at Vongsikeo and Yang villages inside Dongphouvieng National ...
Siladda Souliyong
Customs officials step up campaign against money laundering
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Informative banners have been installed at border crossings to inform travellers about Lao regulations regarding the possession and transportation of currency.The initiative is part of a nationwide awareness-raising campaign conducted by the Anti-Money Laundering Intelligence Office (AMLIO) and Lao Customs in ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/customs-officials-step-campaign-against-money-laundering-102627
Meteorologists get lessons in climate modelling
Meteorological officials from Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia met in Vientiane on Tuesday to discuss and learn about advanced climate modelling. The International Advanced Climate Modelling Training, organised by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is being attended ...
Phomphong Laoin
LFND, UNICEF Join Hands To Improve Situation Of Vulnerable Children
(KPL) The Lao Front for National Development (LFND) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have organized a workshop on improving situation of vulnerable children.President of the Lao Front for National Development (LFND) Saysomphone Phomvihane and UNICEF Representative Octavian Bivol have participated a 2-day (April 24-26, 2019) workshop in ...
KPL
Government, Development Partners Prepare To Address Disaster Recovery At This Year’s Round Table Meeting
(KPL) The Lao PDR’s main development cooperation and policy dialogue forum, the annual Round Table Meeting will be held in Vientiane on 4-5 December.The Round Table Process is led by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, bringing together government agencies and Development Partners to take ...
KPL
Damming of the Mekong: Thai Villagers Lament a River in Crisis
Large numbers of people here in the dry northeast region of Thailand bordering Laos and Cambodia, a region known as Isaan, are facing the consequences of changes in the natural rhythms of the Mekong River wrought by the construction in recent years of dams upstream ...
Vijitra Duangdee
WWF, fisheries dept announce community co-management for aquatic reserves
World Wide Fund for Nature in Laos (WWF-Laos) in cooperation with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries on Wednesday announced community fishery co-management regulations for Xebanghieng River’s 10 fish reservations of Savannakhet province, focusing on protection of threatened aquatic species. The announcement and official launch of ...
Times Reporters
Dams a threat to Mekong
Almost a decade ago, Vietnam was the most vocal neighbour in opposing Laos’ first dam on the Mekong River. Now, it has become a partner in the Lao government’s Luang Prabang dam project — its fifth on the mighty river. This new partnership is worrying, ...
Main Tourist Sites
Locations of major tourism sites of Laos. Attributes include; site name, country, type of asset UNSECO WHS. ...
Thai industrial park developer plumbs expansion on the Mekong
Amata plans Vietnam, Myanmar sites; eyes Laos.Amata Corp. of Thailand plans to develop industrial estates in cheaper neighboring countries along the Mekong River where it is betting manufacturing will pick up.Amata will begin development of two sites in Vietnam and one in Myanmar next year. ...
Nikkei staff
Beating Malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion
In Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), the battle against malaria is advancing at a rapid pace. Between 2012 and 2017, reported malaria cases fell by a staggering 84%, with deaths from the disease down by 93%. In Cambodia, China’s Yunnan Province, the Lao People’s ...
POONAM KHETRAPAL SINGH , SHIN YOUNG-SOO
Remote communities benefiting from poverty reduction efforts
World Bank and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) recently agreed to provide funds to support Laos in implementing the third phase of a programme involving 350 infrastructure improvement projects. The third phase of the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) programme, which is running from 2017-2019, is ...
Asean meeting promotes regional cloud computing
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos joined other Asean countries for dialogue on pushing forward the alignment of public policy and a regulatory framework to promote a regional cloud computing environment.More than 60 participants from Asean member states, Japanese experts, government officials from ministries, and representatives ...
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http://annx.asianews.network/content/asean-meeting-promotes-regional-cloud-computing-98859
Germany, EU roll out funding to accelerate lower Mekong projects
Germany and the EU continue to grant new funding, worth €8.92 million ($10.15 million), to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to enhance the Mekong cross-border water cooperation among the lower Mekong countries – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, said an MRC press release The Post ...
COVID-19 outbreak prevention, control and response measures in VTE Capital (19-30 September 2021)
Due to the rapid increase of the infectious numbers, the Mayor of Vientiane capital has issued a lockdown measure from 19 – 30 September 2021. The official announcement can be downloaded in both versions in Lao and English as follows: English version >>> Click Here LAO version ...
LSX explains workings of capital market to investors
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Investors, brokers, finance students and representatives of registered companies spent two days at the Lao Securities Exchange (LSX) trying to gain insights into the capital market from noted Laos and Thai speakers.This year’s investment gateway-2019 ‘Business expansion in the capital market’ ...
Bounfaeng Phaymanivong
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lsx-explains-workings-capital-market-investors-104556
Border trade, price checks to continue during Pi Mai holiday
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The price of food products will be controlled during the Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) holiday and all international borders will continue their import and export services over this period.Services at international border crossings will not be disrupted during the ...
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Asean experts assess continuing landmine-related risks
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Asean nations met with development partners on Monday to discuss the humanitarian impact of anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions, and explosive remnants of war.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Laos joined with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international experts, ...
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Chinese trucks suffer long wait at border crossing into Yunnan
LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Chinese trucks carrying fruit and crops from Laos into China through the Boten-Mohan border crossing in Luang Namtha province are forced to move slowly, which means there is a long line of vehicles parked by the roadside.While the trucks ...
Khonesavanh Lathsaphao