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The United States government has announced new support of US$27.4 million in funding for the school meals programme to help strengthen the Lao government’s national school meals initiative.More  ...

Champasak provincial authorities are eyeing a site at Phou Sa Lao Mountain in Phonthong district, with a view to turning it into a tourist attraction and bringing more people to the area. Local authorities are compiling data for a tourism management plan after inspecting the ...

Government officials and members of international organisations met in Vientiane yesterday for talks on road maintenance, with a view to better regulating road transport and preventing damage by overloaded trucks.More  ...

The Mekong River Commission has vowed to become one of the first paperless organizations in Laos as part of its efforts to protect environment and promote regional sustainable growth.More ...

The addition of micronutrients to processed food as an efficacious and cost-effective way to improve the micronutrient status of the population is commanding the attention of health experts. A meeting held on Thursday to discuss the issue was attended by Country Director and Representative of ...

The Lid Rapids in Add district, Huaphan province, will be turned into a tourist attraction for use by visitors, further promoting the province’s scenic beauty. Deputy Director of the provincial Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr Phouvanh Phetmixay, told Vientiane Times on Friday the rapids in Nakham village ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has highlighted the significance of human resource development to boost economic growth and enable Laos to better integrate with the rest of the region and the world. The prime minister delivered the message when addressing over 500 students and academics at ...

President of the Lao National Assembly, Ms Pany Yathotou, and her Thai counterpart Pornpech Wichitcholchai have said they highly value the growing ties and cooperation between the two countries, and the two parliaments in particular. More ...

The depletion of fish stocks across Laos has led the government to increase the number of conservation zones in a move to sustain the fish population. Experts have attributed the decline in fish stocks over past decades to destructive methods of fishing, pollution, and a growing ...

Procedures involved in monitoring, installing and addressing problems related to the electricity network are expected to be more efficient after the energy sector applies the Geographical Information System in Laos.More ...