Social development

Save the Children launched a new global report, ‘The Many Faces of Exclusion’ where it ranked countries based on a range of indicators related to childhood.More ...

The European Union (EU) and French Agency for Development (AFD) have forecast a budget of over 5.7 million euros in assistance from 2018-2022 for a project to support nutrition-sensitive agriculture in northern Laos.More ...

Experts from Asean member countries and their development partners in the region are meeting in Vientiane to discuss issues relating to the Final Regional Conference under the Framework of Project 46. Meeting topics have been centred on Asean chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risk mitigation ...

The nation has become a member of the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), with the country’s membership announced at the Second special session of the Council of IOM held in Geneva last week. More ...

Authorities are encouraging students to enrol in the bachelor of medicine programme at the University of Health Sciences for the new academic year to meet the country’s growing healthcare needs. University of Health Sciences will accept an intake of 379 students to study its 12 ...

The Vietnamese government recently granted more than eight billion kip (US$ one million) for construction of a new school building in Dakcheung district, Xekong province to boost human resource development in Laos.More.. ...

The Japanese government on Friday agreed to support human resource development in Laos with more than 23.6 billion kip (US$ 2.8 million).More  ...

Preparations are in full swing for the 2018 Run for Children: Luang Prabang Half Marathon which will take place on Sunday, October 21 in the world heritage listed city. The 6th Annual Luang Prabang Half Marathon will be the culminating event after a weekend of ...

(KPL)  The Annual Round Table Meeting for the Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the 8thNational Socio-Economic Development Plan and progress in sustainable development and effective development cooperation will take place in Vientiane at the end of November 2018.More ...

(KPL) The first Lao-Chinese film “Champa Ban” or “Blossoming Champa” (frangipani) has been awarded the best cooperation film at the International Miami Film Festival held in USA on Jun 4-7, 2018. More ...