Northern Laos battles locust outbreak
VIENTIANE, May 23 (Xinhua) — Northern Lao province of Huaphan has been affected by yellow-spined bamboo locusts and local authorities are working hard to stop further destruction of vegetation.“We have found locusts in 143 sites that are spread across 63 villages and nine districts. Each ...
Yang Yi
Laos planning new agriculture census
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will carry out a major agriculture survey this year, intending to use the findings as a reference for the next national socio-economic development plan from 2020-2025.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, on Friday presided over ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
China-backed gold mine in Laos pollutes local river, killing fish
A gold mine run by a Chinese company in southern Laos is releasing waste into a river in Sekong province, killing fish and fouling water used by villagers for drinking and bathing, Lao sources say. The Lao Kaleum Gold Mining Project began operations last year and ...
Reported by RFA’s Lao Service. Translated by Max Avary. Written in English by Richard Finney.
Tourism officials, tour operators complete training in China
Thirty-six tourism officials and tour operators from Laos completed a training programme in China last week that is part of measures to improve and develop human resources in the tourism sector.More ...
Vientiane Times
Laos supports Mekong-Lancang cooperation, a bright future expected
Laos will do everything it can to help the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) deliver as many tangible benefits as possible to the people of the Mekong region. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Thongphane Savanhphet, conveyed this message at an event to mark the 3rd anniversary of ...
Times Reporters
Australia affirms continuing support for development in Laos
Australia has a clear policy on supporting cooperation and development in the region including Laos, with which it has enjoyed uninterrupted diplomatic relations for over 65 years. More ...
Times Reporters
New guidelines to regulate railway development, management
Policy-makers are drafting a law that provides guidelines for the efficient development of a railway network and its commercial operation, to maximise the benefits of rail transport and drive socio-economic development.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Scoot launches Laos-Singapore flights
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, on Monday launched an inaugural flight from Laos to Singapore, marking the start of its three weekly flights from Luang Prabang and Vientiane to Singapore.The flights will connect to Laos from Singapore departing at ...
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Laos unveils new development vision
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has unveiled a new national development vision, which it plans to achieve from 2021 to 2025.According to government guidelines on the implementation of the 2019 national socio-economic development plan, which were distributed at a recent meeting of finance and ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Ministry makes education more accessible to rural children
The Ministry of Education and Sports plans to increase opportunities for rural children to access education by building more classrooms and teachers’ dormitories.The initiative was announced at a meeting held by the ministry in the run up to International Children’s Day and National Arbour Day ...
Vientiane Times
Laos, Vietnam Party officials promote relations
Continuous enhancement of the tradition of friendship, special solidarity, and the comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, governments and peoples of Laos and Vietnam has been reconfirmed as high ranked officials from the two countries met in Vientiane.More ...
Times Reporters
UNDP-ILO Report compares labour migration processes between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thailand
Regular labour migration yielded more positive outcomes than irregular channels between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Thailand, says a new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).More ...
UNDP-ILO
New flights to boost links between Laos and China
Laos and China on Monday officially set in motion a new air route between the two countries, aimed not only at boosting tourism but also other areas of cooperation. The new flight will carry tourists and other travelers between Vientiane and Luang Prabang province in ...
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PM welcomes Singapore volunteers
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Thursday received a courtesy visit by a group of almost 60 Singaporean students from various schools and universities who are contributing to educational development in Laos. The group was led by the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Laos ...
Laos Stops Chinese-backed Tourism Development After Villagers Complain
A Chinese development project in Laos has been suspended indefinitely after pushback from local villagers and merchants. Project would affect 22 villages near Vang Vieng tourism district. In mid-January, developers had begun initial surveys in Phoudindeng, Huai Sa-ngoa and Pakpo villages, located near scenic Vang Vieng. Keep reading ...
Mongolia and Laos to improve inter-parliamentary cooperation
AKIPRESS.COM – Head of the Mongolia-Laos group in the Parliament, MP Yo.Baatarbileg received Laotian delegates led by Lao Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, member of the National Assembly of Laos, deputy director of the Laos-Mongolia group in the National Assembly Bounkhouang Khambounheuang, who is on ...
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Jungle Vegas: How China's gamblers are pouring into a casino in Laos' notorious Golden Triangle
Kings Romans, a Chinese-owned casino complex in Ton Pheung district, Bokeo, is the centrepiece of a 10,000-square metre “Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone” set up by communist-ruled Laos with investment from its giant neighbour. The other Golden Triangle nations, Thailand and Myanmar sit just across river, ...
Laos, IRRI agreement to boost food security
The government and the International Rice Research Institute have agreed to strengthen their partnership in research and expand the institute’s role in increasing Laos’ food and nutrition security. The agreement was signed in Vientiane on May 8 by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Phouangparisak ...
Laos' hydropower ambitions threaten Mekong fishing villages
The tiny Southeast Asian nation of Laos champions itself as “the battery of Southeast Asia,” exporting hydroelectricity to its neighbors as it seeks to exit the ranks of least developed countries. Keep reading ...
Southern islands face steep decline in tourism
The number of tourists visiting the twin island getaways of Don Det and Don Khon in the Si Phan Don (4,000 Islands) area of Khong district, Champassak province has dramatically fallen say local authorities. The Head of the Boat Tour Association in Nakasang village, Khong ...