Uncategorized
Road Accidents Continue to Plague Vientiane Capital
Road accidents continue to plague Vientiane Capital, with the latest figures for the year so far reaching a staggering 525 cases, according to a recent announcement by police.Lieutenant Colonel Phengsavanh Thammaboun, Head of the Vientiane Capital Traffic Police Department, stated in an interview with the Vientiane ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/07/04/road-accidents-continue-to-plague-vientiane-capital/
Laos can 'manage' debt to China, PM insists
TOKYO — Laos borrows from China and other countries only for projects that are both necessary and economically viable, the country’s prime minister said on Friday, pushing back against international warnings about his government’s debt to Asia’s emerging superpower.“If we don’t borrow, Laos, as a ...
Nikkei editor
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Future-of-Asia-2019/Laos-can-manage-debt-to-China-PM-insists
Laos, China to create additional digital television channels
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Chinese governments have agreed to collaborate on the creation of more digital channels which will allow Lao and Chinese television audiences a broader range of programmes.The new channels will mean new programmes will be available in both the ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-china-create-additional-digital-television-channels-97552
Minister stresses importance of culture at Chinese conference on Asian civilisations
BEIJING (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Culture plays an important role in the process of socio-economic development and is fundamental to establishing and maintaining lasting friendly relationships, a Lao minister told a conference in Beijing last week.Speaking at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilisations in the ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo