Health minister urges policy incentive for new medical graduates
Laos needs a specific policy to promote job opportunities for outstanding medical graduates, Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Bounkong Syhavong advised sector experts recently. The minister said the new policy would have to guarantee positions under a quota system to ensure a viable career path ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Mekong countries adopt 1st master plan focused on growth
The leaders of five Mekong River basin countries on Saturday adopted a five-year master plan focused on improving transportation infrastructure, harmonizing trade and investment rules, and human resources development. The 2019-2023 master plan, the first of its kind, was endorsed by the leaders of Cambodia, ...
More Than 1 In 20 Adolescent Girls Never Attend School
(KPL) More than 1 in 20 adolescent girls have never attended school and 1 in 5 adolescent girls have dropped out of school in the Lao PDR, according to a UN study. The study conducted by the United Nations Population Fund suggests that nearly 2 in ...
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FEATURE: Signature foods from Xanakham district are a hit
XANAKHAM, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xanakham district in Xayaboury province has been famous for its rich and fertile soil and its premium quality bananas, tamarind, pineapples and coconuts for many years.The processed products of these locally grown fruits, jam, is now becoming equally famous and ...
Souksamai Boulom
Open Development Mekong publishes a new sub-page on forest policy and administration
Open Development Mekong has just published a new sub-page on forest policy and administration. Cambodia (2002), Laos (2007), Myanmar (1992), Thailand (1941), and Vietnam (2004) each have national legal and policy mechanisms to govern the sustainable management and use of forest resources. However, these national laws are often undermined by a ...
Ministry stresses need for correct treatment of dengue
Health officials and medical staff have been advised to make sure that all dengue patients closely follow the treatment plan provided by doctors to ensure that they recover from the illness.President of the Paediatrics Association of Laos, and a member of the dengue control and ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
SEZ import-export value hits US$679m in 2018
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The value of imports and exports from special and specific economic zones (SEZs) in Laos reached around US$679 million in 2018.The value of imports topped US$430 million, while the value of exports stood at US$249 million.More ...
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Open Development Mekong publishes a new page on Forest cover
In 2015, the FAO’s Global Forest Resource Assessment estimated that the Greater Mekong Subregion had 88.4 million hectares of forest, equivalent to 46% of the region’s land area and shared by 237 million people. The WWF reports that between 1973 and 2009 region lost approximately one-third ...
GMS transport projects make Vietnam better connected
Vietnam is the only country in the GMS that has participated in all three economic corridors. They include the north-south corridor that connects Vietnam with China, the east-west to link Thua Thien-Hue province and Da Nang city in the central region with Laos and all ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Land use master plan gets NA approval
The National Assembly has approved a master plan for land allocation across Laos, defining different types of land plots to be allotted from now until 2030. The master plan, adopted during the 5th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly’s 8th Legislature, highlighted the need to ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Research centre seeds help boost crop exports to China
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Continuing bilateral cooperation and research is seeing the development of markedly improved crop seeds in Laos to meet quality demands in exports bound for China.More ...
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'Renewable energy' plans steady growth
Renewable energy is one of the main sectors expected to engage in more merger and acquisition (M&A) activity offshore in the next three to five years, according to Kasikornbank. KBank, one of the major banks involved with corporate fund-raising, on 21 October shared its views on the upward ...
Asean lays groundwork ahead of 11th ministerial meeting on youth
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Senior officials from member countries yesterday discussed preparations for the 11th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY XI) which is focusing on enhancing young people’s role in sustainable development and regional integration.The Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union hosted the Senior Officials ...
Xekong beefs up visitor services
Xekong provincial authorities are making additions and improvements to visitor attractions so they are easier to access and provide a more enjoyable tourist experience.An official with the province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr Bounthong Sidonekhong, told Vientiane Times yesterday that authorities were making intensive preparations to ...
Siladda Souliyong
Learning the ways of the Middle Kingdom
The Confucius Institute, a non-profit public educational organisation affiliated with the Chinese government and with a centre in Phnom Penh, expects the intake of Cambodian students to increase in coming years as China and Cambodia fortify political and economic ties.[]“We have made many educational achievements ...
Chea Vannak
Nam Ngum 1 Dam Begins Operating New Extension
The existing dam has been extended to the side, and a new power plant extension with an installed capacity of 40 megawatts was constructed. The electrical and mechanical equipment now has a total installed capacity of 275 megawatts.The ceremony beginning the operation of the new ...
Manyphone Vongphachanh
Vientiane labour officials mull foreign worker regulation
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have ordered all district departments to continue registering foreign workers and issuing them with work permits to ensure they comply with regulations for seeking employment in Laos.Labour authorities held a meeting in the capital on Friday to consider the ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
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Thailand determined to register, legalize all 3.8 million foreign migrant workers
The Thai government has reiterated its determination to register and legalize all of some 3.8 million migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos by the end of March. The country started to provide legal services to foreign workers in early February by opening 80 One-Stop ...
Zhou Xin
Mekong moments from above
Mekong Tourism launches an aerial video and photography campaign ‘Mekong From Above’ to boost travel awareness in the six-country region. Mekong From Above invites photo and video enthusiasts to present their best aerial shots that showcase the life and landscapes of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) ...
The tussle with China in the Mekong Basin
Countries in the Mekong Basin, notably those located in the lower part of the river – Asia’s seventh longest – are in need of a collective strategy to secure their future, given China’s control of the upstream part and ongoing changes in global geopolitics. The ...