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The government is promoting coffee production in 11 provinces across Laos to supply high-quality products to the local and foreign markets.The issue was discussed at a meeting held in Vientiane on Friday to review the extension of the coffee production plan for 2015-2018 and the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue supporting the Lao government in expanding the goal of restoring national forest cover to 70 per cent by 2020 through the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Support Project.JICA in cooperation with ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – About US$500 million has been spent on the relocation and movement of 60,000 people from 12,000 families in more than 200 villages across Laos to make way for power projects, the Energy and Mines Minister has said.Dr Khammany Inthirath reported these ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The economic growth rate of Laos is high compared to neighbouring countries and some regional peers, however, this has not seen poverty reduction in the country.The economic growth rate of Laos from 2005 to 2018 averaged around 7.66 percent a year, ...

The Lao government’s economic policies have worsened the living conditions of the nation’s poor and marginalized populations, while widening the gap between the haves and have-nots, a United Nations rights expert said Thursday, at the end of an 11-day official visit to the country.In a ...

The public works and transport sector has committed itself to improving road construction standards at a reasonable cost during a meeting of officials from across the nation being held in Vientiane.Delivering his opening remarks yesterday at the two-day meeting, the Minister of Public Works and ...

HAINAN, China (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has underlined the need to uphold multilateral cooperation for shared interests and the important role of globalisation at the 2019 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference in China’s southern island province of Hainan.The premier attended ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lan Xang Cultural Park Development Co Ltd, a private investment firm based in Vientiane, has been chosen by the government to develop 88 hectares for the newest cultural, botanical and amusement park in the capital city.The developer is set to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Year-on-Year Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Laos continued to grow in February, with the rising price of imported clothes and shoes as the main driving force behind this increase, according to a report from the Lao National Statistics Bureau.In its ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – As many as 1,225 state investment projects have been implemented unlawfully over the past years, the Government Inspection Authority (GIA) reported this week.In 2017, the State Auditing Organisation (SAO) recommended GIA to inspect the projects after learning of irregularities.More ...