Social development

A new study has found that Malaria parasites resistant to essential drugs have spread to Laos and other parts of Southeast Asia.A group of researchers from the U.K. and Thailand analyzed samples from malaria patients across Southeast Asia and found that such parasites have moved from Cambodia ...

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 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Laos (NUOL) is encouraging students to gain science and technology experience by giving them the opportunity to learn from Korean and Thai students through a science camp.The Second GIST-NUOL Global Science Camp ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Vocational programmes will soon become part of the curriculum at formal education schools across the country as part of the government’s policy to produce more skilled workers to meet development needs.The move supports the government’s goal to get more people into ...

Dongkhamxang Institute of Economics and Finance has begun construction of their third phase as part of efforts to develop the institute into a leading educational facility for the finance sector.A groundbreaking ceremony for the third phase of construction took place at the institute on Friday ...

Students encountering problems with online entrance exam registration are being urged by the National University of Laos (NUOL) to contact it directly on 021 771 860 or view the instruction video via www.nuol.edu.la.According to an anonymous official dealing with online registration, the university has set ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is facing an outbreak of the most virulent form of the dengue virus this rainy season.The National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology has determined that dengue virus serotypes 2 and 4 have been the causative organisms of the more than 14,000 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – High levels of childhood malnutrition present a staggering, yet avoidable, loss of human and economic potential for Laos, according to the World Bank.Nationally, stunting affects over one third of all Lao children under the age of five, the Bank said in ...

Laos will continue to work with development partners and other countries to strengthen services and investment in rehabilitation, according to a leading health official. Deputy Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Phouthone Muongpak, made the commitment during the Second Global Rehabilitation 2030 Meeting hosted at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Senior officials from member countries yesterday discussed preparations for the 11th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY XI) which is focusing on enhancing young people’s role in sustainable development and regional integration.The Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union hosted the Senior Officials ...