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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Plain of Jars in Xieng Khuang province is set to become an even bigger tourist attraction if the site is named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as expected when the UN body meets in Azerbaijan from June 30 to July ...

Visitors who like spectacular natural attractions shouldn’t miss an excursion to the waterfall in Huaylom village, Tonpheung district, Bokeo province, where new facilities have been built to make the experience more interesting. Head of the Tonpheung district Information, Culture and Tourism Office, Mr Sisa-art Koumphon, told Vientiane ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...