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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A lower economic growth rate has sparked concerns that Laos may not meet the average targeted rate of 7.2 per cent as part of the country’s five-year economic development plan for 2016-2020.Economic growth in Laos has reached only 6.7 percent over ...

Blue Emergency Poles, which began to appear across Vientiane a few months ago, are designed to provide a real-time emergency response service and on-the-spot assistance when necessary, the Laotian Times has learned.When citizens press a button attached to the poles, officials at emergency services centers ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government is determined to encourage and promote digitalisation in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help the nation achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.According to the government, the promotion of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) ...

Laos will crack down on foreign-owned businesses operating in the country without the proper permit.The Lao government has begun to inspect foreign-owned businesses to see whether they comply with Lao laws and regulations, according to ministerial advice by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, reported ...

Bangkok – As part of an assistance package given to neighboring countries, the Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA) has joined hands with the Lao World Engineering & Construction Company Ltd to create a mountain tap water system, with a 500,000 baht budget, to ...

GENEVA (Reuters) – The Philippines has banned imports of pigs and pig products from Laos due to an African swine fever outbreak, it said in filings published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday.The Philippines’ move follows similar steps by China and Thailand, following an ...

The Lao government is embarking on an plan to inspect all 55 dams in the country nearly one year after the collapse of a saddle dam that caused a disaster described as Laos’ worst flooding in decades.The disaster occurred on July 23, 2018, when a ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is encountering hurdles in stabilising the prices of goods in Laos as most are imports from Thailand, according to a ministerial report.The commerce ministry unveiled the report on the administration of goods prices and imported ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The project includes the construction of a basin to store water for agricultural purposes and an artesian well, and installation of electric lines.The Lao Front for National Development (LFND), the Phongsavanh Group and the LFND unit in Xaysomboun provincial organised a ...

Vientiane traffic police officers are beginning to issue stiffer fines and confiscate the licenses of drunk drivers in a bid to reduce the number of road accidents in the capital.According to a previous report from the police, drunk driving is a leading cause of road ...