Laos, Cuba agree to cement long-standing ties
President Bounnhang Vorachit and President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, yesterday agreed to deepen the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries during bilateral talks in Vientiane.More ...
Times Reporters
Committee promises prompt delivery of agriculture census results
The committee in charge has postponed the third nationwide agriculture survey, known as the Laos Census Agriculture 3 (LCA3), but has promised that the results of the survey will be made known before the Ninth National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) is drawn up.More ...
Times Reporters
Laos, China move forward with cooperation projects
The governments of Laos and China are set to approve cooperation projects to be financed with Chinese assistance, the Lao Prime Minister’s Office has announced.More ...
Vientiane Times
Investment in Lao stock market surges
The value of stocks traded on the Lao Securities Exchange saw rapid growth last year, according to a report from the Bank of the Lao PDR. The central bank released its annual report recently, providing an overview of the economic development of Laos last year ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Russian communists visit Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A delegation of the Communists of Russia (KR) led by Chairman of the Central Committee of the KR and Vice Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Maxim Suraykin is visiting Laos on the invitation of the Lao People’s Revolutionary ...
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Germany lends bite to Lao dentistry
The Trinon Collegium Practicum of Germany is providing about US$1 million (more than 8 billion kip) to Laos from 2018 to 2021 to improve dental health services. A signing ceremony for Phase 3 of the dental upgrade project took place in Vientiane on Monday.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
MAF and WWF-Laos Commit to Long-Term Collaboration on Counter Wildlife Trafficking
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), represented by the Department of Forest Inspection (DoFI) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Wide Fund for Nature Laos Office (WWF-Laos) today at an event at the Vientiane Plaza Hotel.The MoU was signed by ...
Latsamy Phonevilay
Laos, China cooperate on media development
The Lao and Chinese governments have agreed to further cooperate on media development to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China Radio International, broadcast in Laos on FM 93Mhz. The two countries have agreed to partner in various projects including the Lao National ...
Laos-Thailand railway link set for expansion next year
Phase II of the Laos-Thailand railway, which will see the line extended from the suburbs to central Vientiane, is set to resume after the project was suspended in 2011. The line will be built over a distance of 7.5km to link the track from the ...
PM supports chamber for highest business role
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has expressed his full support for the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry to serve as the highest body in the mobilisation of potential for the country’s development. The PM offered his support in response to the proposal of the ...
PM Thongloun Pushes Laos-made at China International lmport Expo in Shangha
Laos’ Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith was in China’s major economic city Shanghai pushing the Made-in-Laos message as the country’s policymakers and entrepreneurs seek to leverage increased connectivity to the massive consumer market on its doorstep at the China International Import Expo.More ...
Laotian Times editor
Govt appoints taskforce to address fuel crisis, skyrocketing prices, foreign currency shortfall
The government has formed a new taskforce to address the fuel crisis, the spiralling price of consumer goods, and dwindling foreign currency reserves.The move comes as Laos battles a damaging fuel shortage in the wake of the depreciation of the kip. The unfavourable exchange rate ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Maximising the benefits of Visit Laos-China Year
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao and Chinese authorities are drawing up detailed plans for activities during Visit Laos-China Year 2019, the first time Laos has partnered with another country in such an event.It seems that this initiative is widely welcomed, especially by tour and service operators. ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos Government to Resolve Debt, Fuel, Currency Crises
The commitment to stabilizing the economy was one of 13 issues the cabinet identified as requiring immediate attention during a two-day open government meeting that ended on Friday.The government resolved to use various means to try to solve the problem of public debt, especially debt created by ...
Latsamy Phonevilay
Govt approves Bokeo-Boten expressway linking China, Thailand
Construction of the 176.3km expressway is expected to cost US$3.8 billion. It will enable vehicles to travel at 80km per hour and will cut the travel time between Boten and Huayxai to just one and a half hours. The expressway runs for a distance of 440km ...
Times Reporters
Lao Samsung Electronics Partners with WFP to Assist Deaf Students
Lao Samsung Electronics in cooperation with the World Food Program has created educational opportunities for deaf and speech-impaired students, equitable with the general public, through technology.Because education and nutrition are important for everyone in society and everyone has the right to access these basic necessities, ...
Laotian Times
Inflation in Laos Reaches 22-Year High as Economic Crisis Worsens
Inflation continues to spiral out of control in Laos, with the country’s Statistics Bureau announcing this week that the country’s year-on-year inflation had risen to a 22-year high of 23.6 percent in June. According to a report in the state-run Vientiane Times, the consumer price index ...
Sebastian Strangio
Half of track now laid for Laos-China railway
Luang Prabang province: Half of the track needed for the Laos-China railway has been laid over a distance of 240 kilometres, between Vientiane and Luang Prabang province.Keep reading . ...
Phomphong Laoin
Inflation rate closes in on two digits
The year-on-year inflation rate in Laos surged to 9.9 percent in April, the highest figure recorded since January 2016, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. The consumer price index jumped at its fastest pace in recent months, further putting the squeeze ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos’ Surging Inflation a Cause for Concern
Inflation in Laos is set to move beyond a six-year high, jumping from 6.25 percent in January to 7.3 percent in February, according to the Lao Statistics Bureau. While the government had set a target of at least 4% annual GDP growth from now through 2025, ...
Latsamy Phonevilay
