Incentives needed to attract investment in special economic zones
The government has ordered action to further improve the business environment and offer additional incentives aimed at boosting investment in special and specific economic zones (SEZs) amid growing competition in neighbouring countries.A recent survey suggests that Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand have also established SEZs and ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos-China join forces in fight against cancer
Specialists from Laos joined with counterparts from China in Vientiane on Friday under the umbrella of the ongoing Lao Techmart exhibition at Lao-ITECC aiming to improve the treatment and care of patients with cancer.During the meeting, cancer experts from the Institute for Research of Science ...
Times Reporters
Laos’ current account deficit remains high
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos’ current account deficit is expected to widen to 12 per cent in 2019 as imports are projected to grow faster than exports, according to a recent report from the World Bank.The rising trade deficit is driven by strong demand for ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Laos commits to green growth path
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has made a firm commitment to roll out its green growth strategy.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, yesterday chaired a national level meeting to discuss ways to put the strategy, which Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Laos, Singapore enjoy closer relations
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Singapore have enjoyed a good relationship for almost half a century, with their longstanding ties becoming deeper and stronger, especially since Laos became a member of Asean.A senior Lao official and the head of Singaporean diplomats in Laos conveyed ...
Somxay Sengdara
KBank eyes business expansion in Laos
As part of the key strategy to expand businesses within AEC+3, KBank is now ready to tap into Lao PDR through numerous services and local partnership arrangements, the company said in a press release issued on Friday.For 2019, targets have been set to bolster loans ...
The Nation
Hydropower projects on Mekong River should not cause negative impacts: spokeswoman
The building of hydropower projects on the Mekong River’s mainstream must ensure that they do not cause negative impacts, including cross-border effects, on the environment and socio-economic development of the countries along the river, especially the nations in the downstream region, in line with international practice and regulations ...
Laos Ranks Lowest in Global English Proficiency Test
The Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) conducts the world’s most expansive ranking of adults by their fluency in English. This year’s index featured 111 countries, Laos ranked the lowest on the list and Netherlands ranked the highest. The countries were divided into five bands: ...
Amrita Paul
Midwife crisis: Laos slashes maternal mortality but Trump defunding threatens the progress made
Medical training has reduced maternal and infant mortality rates in rural Laos. US president’s decision to cease funding UN body behind the program, over accusation it backs forced sterilizations in China, could undo all the good work. Keep reading ...
Per Liljas
From drink bottles to tobacco sachets, UN study traces plastic pollution hot spots in the Mekong and Ganges
Municipal trash dumped at an open landfill in Thailand risks filling a nearby tributary of the Mekong river with plastic waste whenever it is rainy or windy. Along India’s Ganges river, small sachets that used to wrap chewing tobacco are abundant, but are difficult to collect ...
Tan Hui Yee
Laos vows to modernise telecom sector
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has posts and telecommunications sector dedicated to achieving its vision of modernising the nation while promoting and transforming state management through digitalisation.The vision was detailed in the opening remarks of the Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Dr Thansamay Kommasith ...
Phomphong Laoin
Climate change threatens nation’s food security
Climate change is threatening agricultural production and posing a major challenge to Laos and other countries’ efforts at strengthening world food security, according to a leading official.More ...
Times Reporters
Lao Airlines Maintains International Safety Standards
A signing ceremony was held yesterday at the Lao Airlines headquarters in Wattay between Mr Bounma Chanthavongsa, President of Lao Airlines, and Captain Ritzerwan Rashid, Executive Director of Avia Nautics.Captain Rashid’s company will act as consultant for Lao Airlines in extending the Enhanced IATA Operational ...
The Laotian Times
Laos, Singapore fight transnational crime
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Attorney-General’s Chambers of the Republic of Singapore (AGC) and the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor of Laos have agreed to work closely together in the fight against transnational, organised crime syndicates.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was recently signed by ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-singapore-fight-transnational-crime-98464
Coronavirus: With 'zero' infections, Laos and Myanmar gird for battle
As coronavirus infections spike across South-east Asia, Myanmar and Laos have conspicuously logged zero patients – despite the fact that both share a sizeable border with China, where the outbreak originated. Both countries say all the people suspected of being infected with the coronavirus have tested negative so far. ...
Tan Hui Yee
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost anti-drug cooperation
The 17th trilateral-bilateral ministerial meeting on drug control cooperation between Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia took place in Vientiane on December 6. The event creates a good chance for the three countries to review their past cooperation and learn from the experience in the implementation of the ...
SDG 5 Gender equality
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG5) focuses on gender equality and women’s empowerment, breaking down this topic into nine goals with 14 associated targets. These targets cover discrimination in workplaces and homes, property rights, education and a broad range of other topics related to gender. Goals ...
Vietnam, Laos review crime fight
NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese and Lao ministries of public security held the 10th conference in Vientiane on July 9 to review their joint work against crimes.The event was co-chaired by Deputy Director General of the Police Department of Laos, Maj. Gen. Thongsavanh Vongsavath, and Vice ...
News Desk
https://en.nhandan.org.vn/politics/item/7675502-vietnam-laos-review-crime-fight.html
Govt struggles to legalise Lao workers in Thailand
Labour authorities will continue to work with their Thai counterparts to complete the registration of Lao nationals currently working illegally in Thailand. It is hoped the process can be completed next year, but some bureaucratic challenges have arisen.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Tap water business booming in Laos
THE TAP-WATER business in Laos’ top tourist destination Luang Prabang has enormous potential for growth due to the rapid expansion of tourism, a high-speed rail project in the works and high demand for water utilities across the country, according to Exim Bank and Thai investors ...
WICHIT CHAITRONG