VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – BZG Asia Investment LLC (BZGAI) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in partnership with 7TIC International Corporation Ltd. will conduct a feasibility study on investment in Laos.The two companies signed five Memorandums of Association in Vientiane on Tuesday, with Deputy Prime ...

The seventh seminar on Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos cooperation took place in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh on October 15, highlighting the significance of economic ties between the three countries. The annual event was held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), the Royal Academy of ...

Persons with disabilities and their households in Xieng Khuang and Savannakhet provinces are set to benefit from income generating activities, thanks to support from the Okard project. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Okard Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) project has provided 520 million ...

A new study has found that Malaria parasites resistant to essential drugs have spread to Laos and other parts of Southeast Asia.A group of researchers from the U.K. and Thailand analyzed samples from malaria patients across Southeast Asia and found that such parasites have moved from Cambodia ...

The Lao and Chinese governments have been strengthening their relationship with the aim of reinforcing cooperation and working more closely in the development of their two countries.This was the main topic of discussion during an official visit to Laos this week by Mr Wang Yang, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The nation’s farmers are facing ongoing challenges with their crop production as temperatures continue to soar to extreme levels.The Meteorology and Hydrology Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported recently that maximum temperatures in Laos reached 40ºC and ...

Over the past five years, tourism in Lao PDR has been slowly on the rise. The land-locked country may not boast paradisiacal beaches like its neighbors Malaysia or Indonesia nor does it have a skyline similar to Singapore, but Lao PDR does have its own ...

President Bounnhang Vorachit advised respected representatives from Lao ethnic people and expatriates to continue their support for the country’s development at the 3rd National Ethnic Conference.The conference held yesterday at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane aimed to promote the role of ethnic groups around ...

Nutrition is still an issue in developing countries including Laos. Causing delayed growth and resulting in long-term impairments if not addressed, is both a result and cause of poverty in rural areas including Savannakhet’s Xepon.More ...

The Lao-Chinese railway project has released polluted water from construction work into the Xong River in Vientiane province’s Vang Vieng district, one of the most popular destinations in the country for tourists, an local resident and an environmental official told RFA’s Lao Service.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government is determined to encourage and promote digitalisation in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help the nation achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.According to the government, the promotion of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) ...

Laos supports the strengthening of maritime cooperation between Asean and India to drive socio-economic cooperation between both sides and beyond, the country’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has said.More ...

The government of Laos is set to revise its expectations for tourism arrivals this year after it has become unlikely that the country will receive the envisaged five million visitor arrivals for 2018, let alone the expected more than $900 million in tourism proceeds.More ...

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Laos and Vietnam discussed domestic and international issues of mutual interest at a meeting held last week in Hanoi, Vietnam.More ...

(KPL) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Lao PDR has launched Accelerator Lab with a global network of 60 labs serving 78 countries.A fast-paced world, climate change and development challenges demand re-imaging our approaches in order to provide solutions that plug into the needs of ...

ANKARA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News, app – 7th Nov, 2018): Turkey on Wednesday inaugurated its embassy in the capital of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.More ...

The Japanese government and people have provided grant aid for the Project for Improving Secondary School Environment in the central and southern provinces of Laos, to develop education and improve the secondary school environment.More ...

Relations between China and Laos have entered the most remarkable period in history with the powerful Asian country becoming the largest investor in and second biggest trade partner to Laos.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Siberian Association of International Cooperation from the Novosibirsk region of Russia plans to set up an office in Laos to improve business coordination and cooperation.The plan was unveiled by the association’s President, Mr Pavel Ostroverhov, when he led business operators ...

(KPL) In order to help improve the nutrition of Lao citizens, especially children, the United States, in close cooperation with the Lao Ministry of Health, opened the Lao National Institute of Nutrition and the Lao-American Nutrition Initiative (LANI) on Nov 14, 2019 in Vientiane Capital.The beautiful new institute, which ...