Alarming Crackdown on a Group of Hmong Individuals in Laos
For over a month now, a group of Hmong individuals residing in the jungle of Northern Laos has been living under attacks by the Lao military forces. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has been sharing updates about their struggle daily on its Hmong Timeline, ...
UNPO editor
Laos Govt debates policies to maintain growth
The government has discussed policies and approved priorities for this year as it attempts to steer the country on a path of sound economic growth.According to a media release from the Prime Minister’s Office, the monthly government meeting, which took place on January 24 and ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Chinese constructors complete foundations of Mekong River rail bridges
VIENTIANE (Xinhua) — The concrete casting for the last pier understructure of LuangPrabang railway bridge has been successfully completed, laying down all the foundation construction work of the two cross-Mekong River super major bridges along the China-Laos railway.More ...
Vientiane Times
Irrigation Upgrade Boosts Hinboun Farmers
(KPL) Farmers in two villages of Hinboun district, Khammuan province, have taken control of a new irrigation system built by the Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC).Nateuy and Nongdong villages now each have 300 metres of upgraded irrigation facilities, servicing a combined area of 60 ha of ...
KPL News Desk
Lao furniture makers struggle with export sales
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Furniture Association has asked authorities to do all they can to assist with the shipping of wood and furniture products purchased by foreign customers at exhibitions in Laos.Lao wood and furniture producers have been facing major challenges in exporting ...
News Desk
Lao firms demand regulation of illegal imports
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A large number of Lao businesses that produce goods for the domestic market are at a disadvantage because nothing has been done to control the influx of illegally imported goods.“Many Lao firms are suffering from lost business because they can’t compete ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-firms-demand-regulation-illegal-imports-102623
Laos works towards a better business environment
Lao authorities have adopted measures that will allow easier access to credit and give added protection to minority investors in moves set to improve the country’s overall business environment.Accessing credit and protecting minority investors are two of the 11 indicators which the World Bank uses ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Bank lending slows amid economic downturn in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The injection of bank credit into the economy continues to slow despite government measures to improve the investment climate for the private sector. According to a recent government report, credit growth further moderated to 3.13 percent over the past three months of this ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/bank-lending-slows-amid-economic-downturn-laos-100123
Drought destroying the future of Lao farmers
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Low rainfall and high temperatures are destroying the crops of Lao farmers across the country against the backdrop of an ongoing drought in the Southeast Asian region.Analysts say the lowest seasonal rainfall in decades will not only have a severe impact ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/drought-destroying-future-lao-farmers-100731
Tests underway to save Lao banana industry
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government has agreed to work with an Australian company to conduct testing into the ability of the soil wetting agent “NSA Wilt Stop” to control fungal diseases in Lao banana plantations.The Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture ...
News Desk
Laos charts path for Investment Reform Map
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Investment Reform Map (IRM) is an important mechanism for the development of investment policies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and can assist countries that want to develop and attract investment.Speaking last week at the opening ceremony of a consultation ...
News Desk
Malaysia Donates US$ 100,000 To Aid Flood Victims In Laos
(KPL) Malaysian Ambassador to the Lao PDR Mr. Mohd Aini Atan met with Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Dr. Khampheng Saysompheng to inform the minister that the Malaysian government has provided USD100,000 as relief aid for flood victims in Laos.More ...
KPL
Lao Officials banned from circulating classified documents
State employees are banned from circulating and distributing or even destroying classified documents of the nation as such acts could result in damaging national security and social order.The Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Khammanh Sounvileuth, presented a new draft documentation law for debate during the ...
Somack Pongkhao
US supports ongoing UXO clearance efforts with US$14.5 million
The United States government has confirmed continued support of US$14.5 million for MAG Laos to conduct survey and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance operations in seven target districts of Xieng Khuang province.More ...
Times Reporters
Laos reaffirms commitment to wildlife law enforcement
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has vowed to continue cooperation with international partners in addressing challenges in wildlife law enforcement, with the country still at risk of illegal trading.More ...
News Desk
Lao Labour ministry, partners weigh up rural employment boosting efforts
Representatives from development partners, line departments of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the provinces met on Thursday in Vientiane to review efforts on increasing employment opportunities in rural areas. The ‘Project Steering Committee Meeting on National Rural Employment Strategy in the Lao PDR ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Lao banks partner in integrated payment system
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), the country’s central bank, officially launched the new joint venture Lao National Payment Network Co Ltd (LAPNet) in collaboration with seven major banks.The company aims to create a more efficient system of payments and ...
News Desk
California an untapped investment proposition for Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Business operators in California, USA, have encouraged Lao businesspeople and the authorities to benefit from the state’s potential for investment thanks to its geography and suggest that business matching could benefit both sides.In 2018 the value of two-way trade between Laos ...
Xayxana Leukai
http://annx.asianews.network/content/california-untapped-investment-proposition-laos-103261
US-China trade war not impacting Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The US-China trade war has yet to impact upon trade between Laos and China, a Chinese diplomat has confirmed.Speaking to Lao media in Vientiane on Thursday, Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong said the trade cooperation between the two countries continued ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/us-china-trade-war-not-impacting-laos-98166
Most people visit Laos for holiday: survey
VIENTIANE, May 27 (Xinhua) — The majority of foreign visitors to Laos said they were coming to the country for a holiday, a new survey has revealed.The survey was carried out by the Tourism Development Department of the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. ...
Shi Yinglun