(KPL) The Laos-Singapore Cooperation Centre (LSCC) was officially opened on Jun 24 with an aim to promote partnership with other stakeholders to bring added expertise and new insights to development challenges.The centre is located on the 5th floor of the Toko Insurance Building, Beuangkhangong village, Sisattanak ...

VIENTIANE, June 19 (Xinhua) — A Lao Youth Union leader said on Tuesday that the Lao side appreciates China’s support in its youth work. The ninth group of Chinese young volunteers to Laos has arrived in the country and will offer a six-month service in ...

(KPL) Eight provinces of Laos and Vietnam met a conference in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam on October 18 to consolidate their cooperation in fighting drug crime.At the conference, representatives from Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Son La and Dien Bien of Vietnam, and Houphanh, Luang Prabang, Phongsaly ...

We Are Social and Hootsuite have released their joint annual global digital overview report for 2020, detailing global statistics for digital, mobile, and social media use. According to the latest report, the number of people around the world using the internet has grown to 4.54 billion, an increase of ...

Many sections of main roads in central and northern provinces have been blocked or collapsed following landslides caused by the effects of Typhoon Dianmu on the weekend. Roads falling away or being blocked have hindered buses and other vehicles making their way along major northern routes ...

The number of poor families could be revised up this year in the wake of flooding that has ravaged many parts of Laos, claiming many lives and a huge amount of property. Thousands of people who were previously lifted above the poverty line could be re-classified ...

The Lao V-Med Centre for the treatment of hepatitis B and C opened in Vientiane on Monday, and will also treat people with HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections.The centre is located at Setthathirat Hospital and is a collaboration between the Ministry of Health and China’s ...

BOKEO, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – All living things, plants, animals and humans, need water to survive.  But despite an apparent abundance of water and river systems in Laos, during the dry season many people and villages struggle to access clean water which puts their health and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Public debt is ‘manageable’ because the government has measures in place to effectively cope with it, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review last week.The prime minister, who was visiting Japan for the Future of ...

Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam requested Lao PDR to conduct rigorous transboundary impact assessments and enhance proposed measures to mitigate potential adverse impacts from the 1,460-megawatt Luang Prabang hydropower project, as the Mekong River Commission concluded a six-month prior consultation process for the project. At a ...

Critics warn of hidden costs in forging ahead with more damsTHE DEBATE over Laos’ strategy to become the “Battery of Asia” continues months after the deadly disaster at the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam, even as the Lao government keeps building more dams. Despite the ...

Almost a third of Laos’ population is under 14 years old, according to the CIA World Factbook. With a median age of 22, this young, vibrant generation will one day be the civil servants and business leaders of Laos.This is Laos’ future generation, one that ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has endorsed the National Green Growth Strategy with policymakers believing the state intervention will help to maintain strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith signed a decree on the strategy last week, marking a significant milestone in the ...

(KPL) Officials from the U.S. government and the Lao Ministry of Justice on Nov 2 launched a smart phone application that aims to digitally facilitate the country’s economic development and rule of law in Vientiane.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The growth rate of factories in Laos is continuing to moderate despite the government improving its policies and regulations to attract investors.The number of factories has grown by just 5 percent annually, according to statistics collected by the Department of Industry ...

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the National University of Laos (NUOL) is reporting substantial progress in its project to build capacity in technical knowledge for environmental impact assessments (EIA).   The project, running from 2018-2020, has been developing EIA training courses and textbooks for government staff, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...