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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Two people have died and two others are missing, while more than 54,000 households in six provinces have been affected by storms that have caused widespread flooding.Tropical depression Podul and other weather systems that have passed over southern and central Laos ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – President Bounnhang Vorachit and his counterpart President of the  Republic of Korea (ROK) Moon Jae-in met for important talks in Vientiane on Thursday, when they reaffirmed their strong commitment to enhancing the two countries’ relations and expanding cooperation.  The meeting of the top ...

The price of sticky rice is skyrocketing in Laos, in the wake of massive floods in one of the country’s most fertile regions and various other causes, amid rising prices of food in general due to the African swine flu epidemic that has ravaged China ...

Lao lecturers and specialists from Malaysia’s University of Malaya gathered in Vientiane on Wednesday for a three-day meeting to share experiences in social research, aiming to build the capacity of trainers in this field.The “First Training of Trainers for Building Social Research Capacities in Higher ...

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is visiting Laos from 5-6 September in a working visit to resolve the border dispute.Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith will receive his Cambodian counterpart.His two-day visit is aimed at “strengthening and expanding the scope ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Standard pig farms appear not to have been affected by an outbreak of African swine fever, which has killed more than 14,000 animals raised by villagers using traditional methods, a senior official at the Livestock and Fishery Department has said.Farm operators ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is keen to learn about new technologies that will enable it to develop renewable energy, especially solar and other forms of alternative energy.This week, energy specialists from the Republic of Korea gathered at the EDL Training Centre to discuss cooperation ...

The Bank of the Lao PDR has imposed measures to help prevent the further depreciation of the kip against international currencies.According to a newsletter published by the central bank earlier this week, to prevent the kip sliding further against the US dollar and Thai baht, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Many provinces in central and southern Laos are struggling to cope with floods after days of heavy rain unleashed by a tropical depression, with Saravan province being the hardest hit.Champassak, Saravan, Xekong, Savannakhet, Khammuan and Attapeu provinces have all suffered varying ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials from the mining sector at central and local levels are attending a training course to broaden their knowledge of mineral processing.The training course on techniques in mineral resource processing began yesterday in Vientiane and will run until September 23 ...