VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government has continued to combat illegal logging, and promote trade in legal timber products and sustainable forest management, according to the FLEGT Standing Office.As part of the continuous effort, multiple stakeholders from line ministries, civil society organisations, and the ...

Chemicals released into a river by a Chinese-owned banana farm near the Lao capital Vientiane killed over 300 kg of fish in November, prompting warnings by authorities to local villagers not to bathe or fish in the polluted stream, sources in the country say.The release, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is planning to earn about US$48.2 million from livestock exports including cattle and buffaloes this year, representing an increase of 1.7 percent compared to last year’s figure.The country initially set a target of US$46.2 million for livestock exports last year ...

As part of an ambitious bid to boost its hydropower output and become the ‘battery’ of Southeast Asia, the landlocked communist state of Laos now has three dam projects underway along the vast stretches of the Mekong river that wind through its rugged mountainous landscape.Keep ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The fair is held annually to boost productivity and to expand market access for Lao furniture makers.The Lao Furniture Association is hoping that the Lao Wood Furniture Fair taking place at Lao-ITECC in Vientiane from January 12-20 will boost the sale of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – It is time for old-fashioned media outlets, especially newspapers, radio and television, to fall in line with modern-day working methods and the changing demands of society. This should be reflected in content, online platforms, methodology and marketing.This was the message from ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos’ combined exports and imports for this year are struggling to achieve the target after figures for the first four months of the year reached only 22.7 per cent of the plan for 2019, the National Assembly (NA) reported.“The NA approved ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Foreign enterprises that export goods to the Lao market will no longer need a domestic business licence as the Commerce Ministry has resolved this contentious issue.The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mrs Khemmani Pholsena, signed a  ministerial decision on June 6 authorising ...

(KPL) The Laos Energy Efficient Data Center (LEED) has been handed over to the Ministry of Science and Technology.The handover ceremony took place on 26 Oct More ...

The Lao government has stressed the need to tighten the management of currency exchange rates amid the widening gap between the official and market rates.In a media release issued at the end of the cabinet’s monthly meeting on August 19, the government said the increasing ...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Laos’ electricity exports will hit 14,600 MW by 2030. At present, Laos is exporting 4,415 MW to five neighboring countries.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Laos (ECCIL) has launched a 2019 White Paper that provides detailed information on the Lao economy which it hopes will attract more EU investment in the country.Speaking at a press conference last Wednesday, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has launched the Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade (LCT) Project, which aims to create an enabling environment for all businesses, including micro, small, and women-owned and managed businesses.The kick-off meeting for the project on Friday ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has registered a trade surplus of US$178 million in the first nine months (as of the end of the third quarter) of the year, although money transfers are below target.The value of Laos’ combined exports and imports in the third ...

The top eight achievers in the 2018-2019 National Best Students Exams for secondary school level were announced in the capital last week. Eight outstanding secondary school students in Grades 4 and 7 from across the country won first place awards in the national examinations after gaining ...

The government has told the relevant ministries and sectors to strive to hit revenue targets despite projections indicating that collections may fall short.The cabinet made the suggestion at its monthly meeting for October that ended on Friday in Vientiane.More ...

Meta today launched its latest initiative ‘Your Profile, Your Home’ or #ເຮືອນຂອງຂ້ອຍ, a new educational hybrid experience which enables users to learn more through play and educate themselves on how to take control of their online presence through privacy and control settings.Speaking at the launch ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Life for entrepreneurs, investors and those interested in running a business became easier with the development and launch of the website www.ned.gov.la.The site is an initiative of the Enterprise Registration and Management Department (ERMD) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. ...

The Sharing Culture Arts Association of Korea has donated clothes, shoes, desks, chairs, two ambulances, two fire engines and other relief materials worth more than 32 billion kip (US$3,818,000) to support efforts to alleviate poverty in Laos.More ...

(KPL) Economic growth in the Lao PDR is estimated at 6.5 per cent in 2018 down from 6 9 per cent in 2017, in part due to the adverse impact of the recent widespread floods.The construction of infrastructure, export of electricity, and service sector have ...