Aid and development
Bilateral development assistance
EU and UNICEF Donate Motorbikes and Computers To Lao MoES
(KPL) As part of the Partnership to Strengthen the Education System (PSES), the European Union (EU) and UNICEF handed over to the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) equipment for a total value of US$ 121,000, including 40 motorbikes, 62 desktop computers and three laptops. The ...
KPL News Desk
http://kpl.gov.la/En/Detail.aspx?id=48604
Germany gives boost to rural infrastructure development
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Germany has agreed to support all-year access to remote rural villages, bolster income generation, and improve the socio-economic conditions of people in Khammuan and Attapeu provinces.Funding for the two rural development projects will see the construction and renovation of rural roads ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/germany-gives-boost-rural-infrastructure-development-105065
Australia boosts Laos children’s access to better quality education
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Some 582 schools in nine provinces have received new classrooms and clean water and sanitation facilities from Australia in partnership with the EU, through the Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos (BEQUAL) programme.A handover ceremony for the school facilities held ...
JICA supports Luang Prabang water upgrade construction
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is supporting the construction of Luang Prabang city’s expanded water supply from 2019-2022 through a grant agreement of US$18.4 million.Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd will prepare the bidding documents, select the winning bid and supervise the project construction. Director of Water ...
Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
Lao Government, UNFPA Launch Lao PDR 2030 Study
(KPL) With strong support from the government of the Lao PDR, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), together with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, formally launched in Vientiane on Sep 18 the Lao PDR 2030 study, an important study focusing on population dynamics and ...
KPL News Desk
http://kpl.gov.la/En/Detail.aspx?id=48248
EU continues support for basic education in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Union (EU) will continue to add more than 135 billion kip (14 million euros) for the ‘Basic Education Support Programme in Laos’ to help the nation achieve its education development plans.This was the message delivered during a visit to ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/eu-continues-support-basic-education-laos-104287
Luxembourg extends support for Lao development projects
The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has agreed to continue funding of more than 11.7 million euros to implement development projects in Laos.Luxembourg yesterday signed three agreements with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to carry on support for Laos in attaining its ...
Times Reporters
EU provides 484 billion kip to improve nutrition in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Union (EU) has provided more than 484 billion kip (50 million euros) to improve nutrition and reduce malnutrition in Laos.Lao government officials from various ministries and the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Mr Neven Mimica, launched the ...
Siladda Souliyong
http://annx.asianews.network/content/eu-provides-484-billion-kip-improve-nutrition-laos-103793
EU Provides EUR 5 Million For Export Competitiveness, Job Creation In Laos
(KPL) The European Union (EU) has supported EUR 5 million for export competitiveness and job creation in the Lao PDR by launching the ASEAN Regional Integration Support-Lao PDR Trade-Related Assistance(ARISE Plus-Lao PDR) in Vientiane on Sept 9.This four-year action will be implemented in partnership with the Ministry ...
KPL News Desk
http://kpl.gov.la/En/Detail.aspx?id=48037
South Korea pledges US$500 million for Lao development
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of South Korea (ROK) has offered US$500 million for Laos to finance development projects in the country in the coming years, a South Korean news agency reported last week.The Yonhap News Agency reported on September 5 that Laos and ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/south-korea-pledges-us500-million-lao-development-103703