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Real estate group to invest US$11m in Vientiane residential project

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A Japanese real estate group, Creed, in cooperation with local partner Aanandi Group, is investing US$11 million in the ARATA Garden Residences Xaysettha in Vientiane, the Lao capital.The project will be a part of real estate development and support a fast ...

Patithin Phetmeuangphuan

Study assesses Phou Bia mountain’s tourism potential

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xaysomboun province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department and the Khamphay Sana Group have begun a feasibility study on the building of tourist facilities on Phou Bia Mountain, hoping to spur interest in environmental protection while also opening up the area to ...

Viengdavanh Banphahaksa

Handicrafts, sustainable tourism links explored

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Officials from the Tourism Development Department of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism met with members of the Lao Handicraft Association in Vientiane yesterday to discuss linking handicraft products with sustainable tourism practices and services in an effort to boost ...

Keoviengkhone Bounviseth

S. Korea visitor numbers to Laos down 32 percent in Q1

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The number of South Koreans visiting Laos plummeted by 32 percent in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2018, when there was an upsurge over the previous year. The Tourism Development Department of the Ministry ...

Siladda Souliyong

Visitor facilities planned for Huaphan waterfall

Tad Kon waterfall in Xon district, Huaphan province, is set to become a special attraction with local authorities adding new facilities to make the site more visitor friendly.An official with the province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr Phouvan Phetmixay, told Vientiane Times yesterday authorities had already ...

Siladda Souliyong

New technology sewing up future of Lao garment industry

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao garment industry is hoping the use of new sewing machine technology will enable it to overcome the ongoing issue of labour shortages.This was the message on Tuesday when the Association of the Lao Garment Industry (ALGI) in cooperation with ...

News Desk

Spike in Chinese tourist arrivals in Laos, but overall total dips

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The total number of domestic and foreign tourists declined slightly in the first three months of this year compared to the same period last year, but the number of Chinese visitors increased significantly.More than one million people vacationed in Laos in ...

Siladda Souliyong

Visitors to Laos' Xong River are welcome, their rubbish is not

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Walk south along the Xong River in Vangvieng district, Vientane province and you will be horrified by the amount of garbage discarded by people enjoying various activities on the river.Unfortunately, too many of the people who go tubing, kayaking and boating ...

News Desk

Remove restrictions on tour operators, Lao official says

Forcing tour operators to submit a list of visitor names to tourism police before taking tour groups on trips violates the Tourism Law, a senior government official has said.The Tourism Police Department has continued to impose the requirement, which was mandated under previous regulations revoked ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo

Oudomxay ramps up efforts to become a tourist hotspot

OUDOMXAY, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Oudomxay authorities are accelerating their attempts to put the province on the tourism map and improve the attractiveness of various locations so that the area features more highly on visitors’ itineraries.Deputy Director of the province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department, ...

Siladda Souliyong

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