Aid and development

Northern nutrition improvements get EU, AFD support

The European Union (EU) and French Agency for Development (AFD) have forecast a budget of over 5.7 million euros in assistance from 2018-2022 for a project to support nutrition-sensitive agriculture in northern Laos.More ...

Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth

Japan grants 23.6 billion kip for human resource development in Laos

The Japanese government on Friday agreed to support human resource development in Laos with more than 23.6 billion kip (US$ 2.8 million).More  ...

Viengdavanh Banphahaksa

LuxDev, partners review results of development programme

Government officials and international partners are reviewing the results of a development programme in Vientiane, Bokeo, Borikhamxay and Khammuan provinces, after one year of implementation. A meeting is taking place from June 20-21 to review and report on the progress and challenges of the project, ...

Vientiane Times

China helps Laos in training of economic development planning

VIENTIANE, June 19 (Xinhua) — The 2018 Laos’ National Economic Development Planning and Strategy Training Workshop was opened here on Tuesday. At the workshop, teachers from China will offer a 21-day training to Lao trainees.More ...

Xinhua editor

Laos appreciates China's support in youth work

VIENTIANE, June 19 (Xinhua) — A Lao Youth Union leader said on Tuesday that the Lao side appreciates China’s support in its youth work. The ninth group of Chinese young volunteers to Laos has arrived in the country and will offer a six-month service in ...

Xinhua editor

US Government Promotes Silk Entrepreneurship in Lao PDR

(KPL) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, provided training on natural dyeing and digital marketing for women-owned businesses from May 28-Jun 15, 2018 in Xieng Khuang and Huaphan provinces.More ...

KPL editor

Japan injects 23b kip to promote education in Laos

The government of Japan recently provided more than 23 billion kip (JPY 310 million) through the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) for education assistance in Laos. The scholarship funds will be provided to government officials across the country to upgrade their knowledge ...

Vientiane Times

Laos stresses the need to borrow as West raises debt alarm

Prime minister admits missing target for graduating world’s poorest countriesTOKYO — As the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and one of the least developed ones in the region, Laos seems to have different priorities on growth that are driving it pile on even more ...

Kenji Kawase

Laos, WWF extend rattan, bamboo harvesting cooperation  

The Lao government and World Wide Fund for Nature in Laos have agreed to implement Phase 5 of the Sustainable Rattan-Bamboo Harvesting and Production project. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the project was signed on Monday at the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute ...

Vientiane Times

Laos unable to rise above LDC status by 2020: PM

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the National Assembly on Friday that Laos is unable to graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) list by 2020 as targeted. The premier was responding to questions raised by members of parliament at the ongoing 5th ordinary ...

Vientiane Times

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