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The Ministry of Education and Sports, ChildFund Korea and ChildFund Laos are extending their support to scale up access to basic education in 62 schools in Huameuang district, Huaphan province.The Scaling-up Access to Basic Education in Laos project Phase 2 is supported by ChildFund Korea ...

The Japanese government is providing further grant aid to the Lao government for improvement of the Irrigation Agriculture Project at Tha Ngon farmland in Xaythany district, Vientiane, to ensure food security and commercial farm production.A ground breaking ceremony for the project was held last Thursday, ...

(KPL) The 13th Meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Laos and Cambodia (JC) was held in Vientiane on Feb 22 to evaluate the implementation of the minutes of the 12th JC meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia in December 2014 and exchange points of view on bilateral cooperation ...

(KPL) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Investment held a workshop on public-private partnerships in Vientiane on Feb 22, 2019.The aim is to boost investments in several key sectors in the Lao PDR and guide the ...

(KPL) On Feb 20, an intellectual property web portal was launched at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Vientiane.The launch was co-chaired by PhD. Khanlasy Keobounphanh, Director General, Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Science and Technology and Mr. Daniel Fitzpatrick, Chief of Party, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Members of the public have taken to social media to express their disapproval after a police officer was apparently filmed driving away from the scene of a traffic accident he was involved in.A video circulating on Facebook shows the officer’s Toyota ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Finance will focus on six development frameworks following significant progress in financial development and management in the past year.The six frameworks for 2019 will be aimed at the revision of financial policy, improving regulations for the finance sector, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao fish farmers would be better able to compete with foreign operators if taxes and duties levied on local producers were lower and if the government provided more financing support.Lao fish farms are currently struggling against very stiff competition from foreign ...

Lawmakers in Laos are urging the government to be stricter on foreign business entities in the country in an effort to protect the environment and protect the livelihood of the people.Khamsaphone Xayavong, a member of parliament from Oumxay district, Oudomxay province in northern Laos, called ...

The first Lao International Food Expo expects to expand local business export opportunities and encourage enterprises to expand distribution networks for their food products.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Chairman of the Pas Project Company, Mr Souknikorn Lathsavong, said the expo will be held ...