The message was delivered by Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Dr Khampheng Saysompheng, during a visit on Tuesday by Kuwait Minister of Social Affairs and Labour and Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Mrs Hind Subaih Barrak Al-Subaih.During the official visit, the main focus ...

Laos has launched a new electric vehicle project, joining its neighbors in Southeast Asia where the growth of the EV market is set to boom.Electricite du Laos (EDL) and Vientiane-based EV Lao Company have teamed up for the project, which is designed to compare operating costs between ...

(KPL) Up to 33 earthquakes were reported between early morning and afternoon of November 21, according to the announcement of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.The strongest earthquakes of the day measured 6.4 on Richter scale at 6.50 am, ...

Taxpayers are being encouraged to pay their dues electronically via commercial banks as part of its efforts to plug financial loopholes, the Ministry of Finance has announced.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Somdy Duangdy, told Lao media recently that the government has introduced several ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos’ economic growth will continue to be driven by the construction of large infrastructure projects and the operation of power plants in the short- to medium-term.The World Bank recently projected that growth in the construction and service sectors would remain robust ...

All Lao workers who return home to register with the authorities will need to get work permits and passports from labour officials so they can legally work in Thailand. The Ministry of Labour and Social welfare recently ordered all its provincial departments to provide free ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The National Assembly has been playing a greater role in holding the Lao government accountable, which reflects positively on good governance, according to a report from the United Nations in Laos.The UN, which is one of the largest aid providers in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The 18 winners of the Asean Business Awards (ABA) Laos 2019 were officially acknowledged as talented economic players with great potential for domestic business expansion as well as within the Asean business community.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mr Somdy ...

Lao and Japanese cooperation has been improving public transport services in Vientiane through a project which is upgrading the bus management system implemented by Eagle Bus Company of Japan. The issue was discussed at a final report meeting of the “Verification Survey for the Bus ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A condominium investment project in Bangsaray in Pattaya province, Thailand, called Wyndham Garden Irin Bangsaray Pattaya, sees a marketing opportunity among Lao buyers.“We find that Lao investors have the potential and ability to invest in this property. Foreigners can buy and ...

CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), which is responsible for strengthening business capacity in Laos, is hopeful that the skill development in the private sector will lead to businesses becoming more successful.This week a series of capacity-building ...

A French aid organisation has expressed its intention to help the Lao government protect heritage sites and infrastructure in Savannakhet and Champassak provinces.Director General of the Heritage Department, under the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Thongbay Phothisan, said yesterday that Agence Francaise De ...

The economy of the Lao PDR is forecast to grow 3.4% this year and 3.7% next year thanks to the country’s investments to boost exports, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Apr 6.Rising oil prices ...

(KPL) The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded a one-week training course on “Aircraft Accident Investigation Techniques” for 19 Lao government officials from 27 to 31 August 2018.  More  ...

Thaphabath district has been declared as a new solidarity district, the first of its kind for Borikhamxay province and the second solidarity district in the country.The new solidarity district was officially approved by the organising committee, the Lao Front for National Development in Thaphabath district, ...

Foreign companies that export products to Laos will no longer require a domestic business license under new trade regulations issued by the Ministry of Commerce.Mrs Khemmani Pholsena, Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce, issued a ministerial decision on June 6 ending the requirement for a domestic business ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A World Bank survey has suggested that Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Laos face a range of constraints, most notably difficulty accessing finance, the practices of informal competitors, and electricity outages.Access to finance has become even more difficult over the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Telecommunications Company, a leading comprehensive telecommunications operator in the country, has acquired VimpelCom Ltd for US$42 million.Customers of Beeline will be able to continue using network number 7 with the network of number 5 as of January.More ...

The governments of Laos and Luxembourg will continue to work closely in future for development in the country, especially in health, education, rural development and governance.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Eight leading companies from the South Korea are hoping to expand their market and business opportunities in Laos by selling their products here or finding business representatives in Laos.Business operators from the two countries met for talks in Vientiane last week ...