The Internet.  We all need it; the faster and cheaper the better.Mobile connections keep us moving, but the fastest speeds are still to be found via fiber optic cable.Now, a study looking at the cost of broadband by UK-based cable.co.uk asserts that the cost of getting connected in Laos ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) Limited procedural knowledge amongst both government authorities and traders at border areas is being blamed as the cause of trade bottlenecks at borders between Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.However, while problems in some areas are well known, a study conducted by the Department ...

Procedures involved in monitoring, installing and addressing problems related to the electricity network are expected to be more efficient after the energy sector applies the Geographical Information System in Laos.More ...

(KPL) The first Lao-Chinese film “Champa Ban” or “Blossoming Champa” (frangipani) has been awarded the best cooperation film at the International Miami Film Festival held in USA on Jun 4-7, 2018. More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The British Minister for Asia and the Pacific visits South East Asia to discuss strengthening ties with the region, the role of women, environmental conservation, and de-mining.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mrs Heather Wheeler MP, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and China are continuing a joint tourism drive, aiming to boost cooperation in economic and trade relations.The Kunming Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau and the Lao Happy International Travel Co., Ltd. last weekend organised an event in Vientiane to promote ...

Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam held talks with visiting General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith following an official welcome ceremony ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos may have to import more agricultural produce to meet the growing demand for fresh fruit and vegetables.The Aussie Lao fresh market in Sikhottabong district, which is one of the largest markets in Vientiane, may have to sell more imported products, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) — The government is encouraging the building of environmentally-friendly hydropower plants to ensure green growth and sustainable poverty reduction, according to a senior government official.“The government is highly encouraged to promote environmentally-friendly and sustainable hydropower projects,” Deputy Minister of Natural Resource and ...

(KPL) The government has deliberated and approved in principle a disaster recovery plan to be implemented in 124 districts hit by disasters. According to the plan, over 3,166 billion kip is needed for its implementation in the disaster-hit districts.More ...

Ministries of Home Affairs of Laos and Vietnam have worked shoulder-to-shoulder in development of the sector and strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two nations.More  ...

Senior government officials and their development partners met in Vientiane on Thursday to review cooperation in the provision of Official Development Assistance (ODA) between Laos and the Republic of Korea.The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Kikeo Chanthabouly, and a ...

The government has awarded a Friendship Medal to the outgoing French Ambassador to Laos, Mrs Claudine Ledoux, in recognition of her achievements during her mission in Laos.More ...

(KPL) The Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has announced a new private sector partnership to improve livelihoods of farmers in Laos by strengthening buffalo breeding and milking practices.This partnership brings together social enterprise Laos Buffalo Dairy (LBD), the Northern Agriculture and Forestry ...

The cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Finance and other state agencies to collect at least 20 percent of total revenue targeted for 2019 by the end of this month.Speaking at a press conference at the close of the February cabinet meeting, government spokesperson Dr ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Young Lao and Chinese entrepreneurs have agreed to develop business relations between the two countries to provide more opportunities for trade, investment and economic development.The scheme was instigated by the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Laos (YEAL) and Puer Cohen Real Estate ...

Laos and Vietnam have agreed to stronger cooperation in a wide range of fields, including human resource development, trade, and investment.The agreement came after Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith led a high-ranking Lao government delegation and co-chaired the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, which ...

Quang Binh (VNA) – Delegations of the central border province of Quang Binh and Laos’ Khammouane province on November 22 held talks and inked a comprehensive friendship cooperation agreement between the two localities.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Entrepreneurs and business owners in Laos are now able to utilise the vast expertise of Ortus Mining Laos to develop mining projects.Ortus Mining Laos, a subsidiary of Ortus Mining Capital, told Vientiane Times recently that they are focused on the development ...

KASIKORNBANK Plc (KBank) plans to boost its business in Laos by applying for a new licence for mobile banking and digital platform to drive its year-on-year growth to 15 per cent in 2019, Pattanapong Tansomboon, KBank’s first senior vice president, said recently.More ...