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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is expected to strengthen small and medium enterprise (SME) competitiveness through the implementation of green business practices under a 24-month coaching programme.The programme will be conducted with the support of the International ...

The government has presented Singapore Ambassador to Laos Dominic Goh with a Friendship Medal in recognition of his successful diplomatic mission which has contributed significantly to the enhancement of Laos-Singapore relations.Ambassador Goh will soon leave Laos after more than four years in office here. Minister of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Health has advised people throughout the country to clear potential mosquito breeding sites as the current outbreak of dengue fever has claimed 27 lives and more than 11,000 people have contracted the virus so far this year.The warning ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is struggling to source more funding to develop the national power grid and improve access to electricity because of external factors, a senior official has said.Once construction of the national grid is complete, regions with surplus electricity generation capacity will ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Laos (YEAL) has called on the government to set up a special fund to enable emerging businesspeople make a contribution to the economy.The association believes that such a fund would help many young entrepreneurs who are ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities have confiscated property involved in legal cases that is worth many billions of kip, according to a Deputy Prime Minister.The property includes 58 plots of land, 42 houses and other buildings, 17 guesthouses, a hotel, a warehouse, a market, 157 ...

The National Assembly and Oxfam have launched a joint project designed to enhance the capacity building of central and local law-making bodies to interact with constituents and hear their concerns.  Director General of the Assembly’s International Cooperation and Project Management Secretariat, Dr Bounthanh Bounvilay, and Country ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos’ ENECO Dynamic Public Company is planning to raise capital of 40 billion kip by listing on the Lao Securities Exchange (LSX).The petrol company on Friday submitted proposals to the Lao Securities Commission Office and the stock exchange on the sale ...

Thailand is preparing to launch the country’s first bullet train that will run between Bangkok and Beijing, China, with Laos as one of the intermediate stations.The “Trans-ASEAN Line” will cover 3,193 kilometers at the cost of about THB 2.07 trillion (USD 67.2 billion) and link ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has steadily faced a higher inflation rate over the past five months after being pressed by several economic factors.The changes in consumer prices index, as a result of expensive commodities such as oil, gold and food weakening the value of ...