As Laos hits the pause button on its huge hydropower dam building spree, this is an opportunity to push for other forms of renewable energy – solar and wind – that Laos is well-placed to use, argues Brian Eyler. Keep reading ...

Over 61,000 people in Vientiane will benefit from the Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project (FDM) after its completion, a review meeting heard on Friday. The project has been improving flood and drought risk management on more than 20,000 hectares of land, reduced ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities will intensify their efforts to improve the preservation of the nation’s traditional culture including the launch of inspections and official registration of heritage restoration.This was the message during a workshop on ancient material management and the promotion of protecting cultural ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Health authorities will introduce the new Health Information Technology network this month to improve the management of private hospitals and ensure standards are maintained.Under this system, the owners of private hospitals – both foreign and Lao – will need to submit ...

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has pledged to intensify action to speed up the consideration and approval of investment projects after learning that it typically took longer than the timeframe stipulated by law.In a document submitted to the National Assembly last week, the ministry ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party has approved a resolution which the government must incorporate in order to sustain economic growth.The committee, which serves as the political decision-making body of the Lao PDR, approved the resolution at the end ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for the formation of a taskforce to carry out checks at border crossings in a bid to facilitate cross-border trade and services, while plugging revenue leaks.The premier issued the instruction as part of the government’s ...

The Governor of the Bank of the Lao PDR has gained legal backing to chair the central bank’s top policy and decision-making body. More ...

(KPL) On Sep 13, Brunei Ambassador to Laos, Mr Na’aim Salleh, presented USD 100,000 ​to the Lao government to help flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province and other parts of the country.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Eleven fuel companies that are given registrations to import fuel must complete all the business improvement measures stipulated in Prime Minister’s Decree No. 331 by November, a senior official at the Petroleum and Gas Association has said.The authorities plan to conduct ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is hosting a weeklong familiarisation trip to Borikhamxay and Khammuan provinces to show foreign tour operators and media the natural beauty of these areas.The familiarisation trip, titled “The Loop” is taking place from July ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tourism officials from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) are discussing a draft plan on tourism development in the triangle area covering 13 provinces of the three countries.The talks are taking place in Pakxe, Champassak province, during the 3rd Working Group Meeting ...

Germany has agreed to provide more than 487 billion kip (50 million Euro) to deepen cooperation with Laos as the country moves forward to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals.The new funding was made available by Germany to support projects in the areas of rural development, ...

Nutrition officials under the Ministry of Health have been advised to boost cooperation with development partners and local administrations to reduce the malnutrition rate in the country.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Senior officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) met last week to discuss a new framework aimed at lessening the development gap with other Asean countries and accelerating regional integration.Transport, tourism, agriculture, industry, energy, technology, information and communication, trade and ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aimed to enhance cooperation between the two ministries and countries.Lao Ambassador to Sweden, Mr Bounpheng Saykanya represented Laos ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A Lao-Chinese fuel refinery has postponed its production plan for the second time since 2017 due to problems by investors in obtaining capital from China to complete construction.    The refinery, to be operated by the Laos-China Dongyan Petrochemical Co., Ltd., has ...

Japanese professional table tennis team, Okayama Rivets, has donated table tennis gear to the Laos Table Tennis Federation, saying it will continue to support Laos improve its table tennis industry.Okayama Rivet, established in 2018, is Okayama-based table tennis team that plays in Japanese professional table ...

Economic growth in Laos has seen robust expansion compared to regional peers but the country is still at risk due to high public debt, with growth in the share of debt on less concessional terms, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Lao ...

President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea told Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Singapore this week that Korea will extend further support and assistance to Laos, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.More ...