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Laos Gives Official Statement on Cambodian Border Tension

On the morning of August 27, at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anousith Khattignarath, Deputy Head of the National Boundary Committee, gave the following statement to the press on the situation at the Lao-Cambodian border.“Misinformation has been spread among social media last week ...

The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/27/laos-gives-official-statement-on-cambodian-border-tension/

Lao PDR Developing Customs Capacities To Implement Authorized Economic Operators Programme

(KPL) The Customs Department, Ministry of Finance together with the World Customs Organization (WCO) on Aug 26 organized a training session on Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Validation to develop the Lao PDR’s Custom Administrations’ capacities to effectively examine, validate and authorize the application for AEO ...

KPL News Desk
http://kpl.gov.la/En/Detail.aspx?id=47745

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam plan closer cooperation

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 ...

News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/cambodia-laos-myanmar-vietnam-plan-closer-cooperation-102624

Laos’ current account deficit remains high

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos’ current account deficit is expected to widen to 12 per cent in 2019 as imports are projected to grow faster than exports, according to a recent report from the World Bank.The rising trade deficit is driven by strong demand for ...

Somsack Pongkhao

Laos' Ministry leaders comfort Chinese accident victims 

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, along with deputy ministers and ministry officials, yesterday visited and encouraged Chinese tourists who were hospitalised after being injured in a bus accident on Monday.The accident victims are receiving treatment at the Lao People’s Army ...

Phomphong Laoin
http://annx.asianews.network/content/ministry-leaders-comfort-chinese-accident-victims-102437

Lao PM visits Savannakhet province and Special Economic Zone to promote investment

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and government officials last week visited the Savannakhet Dry Port and Savan Park to learn about their business operations and promote investment in these facilities.Mr Thongloun first viewed the operations of the Savannakhet Dry Port and also ...

News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-pm-visits-savannakhet-province-and-special-economic-zone-promote-investment-102228

Realise “Three-open” policy, Lao PM tells Savannakhet

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told Savannakhet provincial authorities to work harder to realise the “Three-open” policy he initiated to attract local and foreign investment in the central province, one of the country’s economic hubs.He made the comment last week during ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/realise-%E2%80%9Cthree-open%E2%80%9D-policy-lao-pm-tells-savannakhet-102226

Indian govt supports training for Lao local techies

The Indian government is supporting a course for technical staff at the Laos-India Centre of Excellence in Software Development and Training (CESDT) of the Institute of Information and Communication Technology as part of a US$1.3 million project.The CESDT project from 2017-2019 is a cooperative effort ...

Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong

Laos, Vietnam cooperate in tropical ecology

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Science and Technology will continue collaborating with the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre in the field of tropical ecology research, to advance the good relationship between the three countries.The message was delivered by the Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. ...

Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-vietnam-cooperate-tropical-ecology-101964

Laos' second solidarity district announced in Borikhamxay

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, ...

Times Reporters

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