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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Visitors can look forward to enjoying a wealth of activities and natural wonders in Phouphasouk Park, Saravan province, which will reopen in the middle of this month.An official at the provincial Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr Panya Mouthsika, told Vientiane Times that ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane will host the Lower Mekong Tourism Cities’ Mayors Summit 2019 on October 12-15 to promote tourism and cultural cooperation between cities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.Director of Vientiane’s Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Ms Vilayvone Chanthalaty, gave ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The second Sustainable Tourism Solutions Expo opened in Vientiane on Friday, following on from last year’s well received inaugural event in Luang Prabang province.The expo is the region’s leading specialised fair for the tourism industry to celebrate, explore, and exhibit the latest ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The recent unearthing of a mine in Savannakhet province’s Vilabouly district promises to be an attractive site for tourists and will hopefully generate more income for the local community.Officials from both government and private sectors expressed hope in their address at ...

International hotel and resort chain Hilton has announced its plan to open the company’s first hotel chain in the Lao capital Vientiane, marking the latest move by several global hotel brands that are flocking to the landlocked country hoping to benefit from its rapidly growing tourism sector.Hilton ...

After last year’s well-received first event in Luang Prabang, the second Sustainable Tourism Solutions Expo (STSE) will take place this week in Vientiane on 27-28 September 2019 at the Crowne Plaza. The STSE is the region’s leading specialized fair for the tourism industry to celebrate, explore, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A Lao delegation joined the Hunan International Cultural Tourism Festival 2019 last weekend to promote cooperation between the two nations in tourism, trade and investment.Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Savankhone Razmountry led the delegation and was joined by ...

International experts have observed the Lao government’s passion for promoting and safeguarding natural heritage through its efforts in applying for Hin Nam No National Protected Area as a World Heritage site.The observation was highlighted at a meeting of the technical taskforce held in Vientiane on ...

(KPL) An IUCN team led by Mr. Peter Shadie, the new Director of the World Heritage Programme of the International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN), is on a working visit to Laos to join a local technical taskforce to review recent progress made on ...

Bim Land Joint Stock Company, a property developer under BIM Group, has reached an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, for a loan of up to $87.5 million to develop tourism infrastructure in Vietnam and Laos.Tourism is ...