VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Over 3,000 people of 79 nationalities were prevented from entering Laos this year and more than 1,000 people were permanently barred from entry, according to the Minister of Public Security, Lieutenant General Vilay Lakhamfong.Speaking at the National Assembly last week, he said ...

The Lao tourism industry is not only playing a significant role in boosting economic growth, but is also creating a huge number of job opportunities for local people, experts have noted. The United Nations’ World Travel and Tourism Council unveiled its latest report recently, which indicated ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Ten Lao businesswomen received the Outstanding Asean Women Entrepreneurs Award 2019 from the Asean Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN) during a ceremony at JW Marriott Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, last week.Almost 90 nominated businesswomen from Asean countries, included the 10 from Laos, ...

The government must decide whether it wants to encourage industries other than tourism in a certain area, and should not allow the growth of industries that do not sustain local people’s livelihoods.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and China have signed a new package of cooperation documents, which is expected to take collaboration between the two nations to new heights.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this week that President Bounnhang Vorachit and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ...

Lao villagers formerly leasing land to a Vietnamese rubber company under a profit-sharing arrangement are now being refused compensation by the foreign-owned firm, which says the land belongs not to the villagers but to the state, Lao sources say.More ...

Lao Youth Union (LYU) officials are attending a training course on studio production as part of an information technology capacity-building project taking place in Vientiane. The two-week course runs from June 11-23 and is part of a larger information technology programme supported by the Korea ...

Laos launched a new nutrition network last Thursday, aiming to ensure food security and reduce levels of malnutrition. The initiative is known as the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network. The Sun Business Network (SBN) is part of the global Scaling Up Nutrition Network.More ...

Free health checkups including checks of insulin and for hepatitis B and hepatitis C are among the extra special activities to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the Lao Women’s Union this year. The Lao Women’s Union committee provided more details on activities including free health ...

Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and their development partners met in Vientiane last Friday to review a project on pest and pesticide management.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a favourable outlook for Laos’ economic growth in the upcoming years despite the present difficulties.The international financial institution unveiled its projection last week as part of the Article 4 Consultation with the Lao PDR ...

Laos will continue to work with development partners and other countries to strengthen services and investment in rehabilitation, according to a leading health official. Deputy Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Phouthone Muongpak, made the commitment during the Second Global Rehabilitation 2030 Meeting hosted at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Telecommunications Public Company (Lao Telecom) has begun tests of the new 5G technology, the much-touted high-speed fifth generation communication network.A test took place yesterday at the company’s headquarters in Vientiane and was attended by Lao Telecom’s board of directors and ...

President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba, Mr Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, and his wife, together with an official delegation, will pay a state visit to Laos from November 10-11.More ...

Laos has joined the international community in calling for a united effort to address inequality across the globe in pursuit of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A Lao government delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will play a greater role in the approval of land leases and concessions in a bid to better regulate the payment of land taxes, according to Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.“From now on, the Ministry of Natural Resources and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The governments of Laos and the United Kingdom have agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties and increase cooperation in education.This cooperation will support both governments to work together closely to improve the Lao education system to gradually meet regional and international standards.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The authorities will no longer approve the construction of fuel depots and petrol stations close to communities, key government offices, temples, rivers or television and radio stations, according to a new ministerial decision.Minister of Public Works and Transport, Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong, ...

(KPL) Sun Paper Holding Laos, the first pulp manufacturer in the Lao PDR, has launched three-month trial operation following ten years of conducting feasibility study, farming eucalyptus and building a pulp factory. Our company has invested 432 million US dollars in building this pulp factory ...

(KPL) On November 8, 2018 the American company GE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EDL-Gen to host a Digital Industrial Workshop with energy officials and to further develop energy infrastructure in the Lao PDR.   More ...