Government
Korea’s new foreign policy to boost cooperation with Asean, Laos: diplomat
The Republic of Korea’s renewed foreign policy will advance relations and cooperation with Southeast Asian countries including Laos, the Korean Ambassador to Laos has said. The ‘New Southern Policy’ under President Moon Jae-in’s administration is designed to expand economic ties with the Association of Southeast ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Lao, Thai parliament presidents hold talks on ties, cooperation
President of the Lao National Assembly, Ms Pany Yathotou, and her Thai counterpart Pornpech Wichitcholchai have said they highly value the growing ties and cooperation between the two countries, and the two parliaments in particular. More ...
Vientiane Times
China, Laos to advance building community of shared future
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua/KPL) — Laos and China on Wednesday agreed to advance the building of a community of shared future to achieve new outcomes.More ...
KPL
New decree to streamline govt administration
The government has issued a new decree to strengthen collaboration between the Prime Minister’s Office and ministries, provinces, the capital and ministry-equivalent organisations. The decree aims to boost teamwork and streamline operations while avoiding duplication within government and encouraging each sector to take full responsibility for ...
Vientiane Times
Govt ramps up revenue collection
Government sectors have been told to step up efforts to fill the government’s coffers in the third and fourth quarters of 2018 after a shortfall in revenue collection was recorded for the year so far. Last week’s monthly government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Thongloun ...
Vientiane Times
Laos, Cambodia vow to jointly resolve border dispute
Laos and Cambodia have agreed to work together to resolve the issue of their disputed border area as the two countries’ foreign ministers met for talks in Vientiane yesterday. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, was in Laos on a ...
Vientiane Times