Aid and development
Bilateral development assistance
Laos to Develop Localized Office Software with Korean Support
South Korean software developer Hancom has announced that it will support Laos to develop localized office software.Currently, Microsoft’s MS Word and MS Office, as well as Google’s Google Docs suite of office software are widely used in Laos.With a memorandum of understanding signed between Hancom and Laos’s ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/09/laos-to-develop-localized-office-software-with-korean-support/
Korean association provides 10 billion kip for rural students
The Sharing Culture Arts Association of Korea has provided assistance including clothing, shoes, desks and chairs worth over 10 billion kip (US$1.3 million) to benefit disadvantaged students.The donation aims to help students in rural areas who have suffered as a result of natural disasters and ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
S. Korea funds waste management in Vientiane, Pakxe
The Republic of Korea will provide a grant of US$6.78 million to fund a wastewater and solid waste treatment capacity-building project for improved environmental management in Vientiane and Pakxe. The Korean government will provide grant aid of US$6.5 million, while an additional US$280,000 will come from ...
Times Reporters
Germany grants 8.3b kip to bolster food security in Xieng Khuang
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) in cooperation with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Germany (ADRA) has granted more than 8.3 billion kip (US$961,493) to fund a three-year food security and livelihoods project in Phoukoud ...
Times Reporters
http://annx.asianews.network/content/germany-provides-grant-bolster-food-security-xieng-khuang-100654
EU-funded project tackles wildlife trafficking in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Union has provided 8 million Euros to support a new project in seven countries including Laos, in a move to strengthen their governments’ actions to combat wildlife trafficking and forest crime.In Laos, the national launch event of EU action, ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/eu-funded-project-tackles-wildlife-trafficking-100196
US helps Laos expand agriculture networks
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The United States has agreed to expand support for Laos through the Creating Linkages for Expanded Agriculture Network (CLEAN) project, which is helping improve the quality of farmers’ products and expand exports.Winrock International on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ...
Times Reporters
http://annx.asianews.network/content/us-helps-laos-expand-agriculture-networks-100019
Japan provides over US$2.8 million to finance Lao student tuition costs
The government of Japan has granted over US$2.8 million (nearly 24.9 billion kip) to finance Lao nationals studying in Japan from July this year until September 2024, under the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship.The grant agreement was signed in Vientiane on Monday at the ...
Souksamai Boulom
Mekong, Australian river bodies renew partnership
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) of Australia have signed an agreement marking the re-establishment of knowledge transfer channels between the two organisations.The MRC Secretariat CEO, Dr An Pich Hatda, and the MDBA Chief Executive, Mr ...
Times Reporters
http://annx.asianews.network/content/mekong-australian-river-bodies-renew-partnership-98642
Laos, South Korean foundation recommit to health cooperation
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Local authorities have confirmed they will continue to cooperate with the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) in improving the capacity of Lao health professionals.Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Bounkong Syhavong recently told the ‘2019 Lao PDR KOFIH Global Alumni ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-south-korean-foundation-recommit-health-cooperation-98643
Japan helps nourish Lao children
The Japanese government has donated canned fish and rice worth 27 billion kip (US$3.2 million) towards the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school meals and resilience building projects in Laos.The assistance is specifically designed to help communities cope with disasters and incidents that impact food supplies.More ...
Times Reporters