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Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has endorsed a new decree which aims to centralise the administration of Official Development Assistance (ODA).Mr Thongloun signed the Prime Ministerial Decree on the Administration of Official Development Assistance on October 9. The Lao Official Gazette, a website administered by the ...

Lao Airlines plans to operate flights from Vientiane and Luang Prabang to Kumamoto prefecture in Kyushu, Japan, next March after getting the green light from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.The Vientiane-Kumamoto sector will serve passengers on Wednesdays and Saturdays, while flights between Luang Prabang and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided three new loans worth US$140 million to develop the agriculture and education sectors and for public finance management.The agreements were signed on Wednesday by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Bounchom Oubonpaseuth, and ADB’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Department of Forestry and WWF-Laos have begun the Lao side of an ambitious project to protect the forests and wildlife of southern Laos and central Vietnam.The project will run for six years and cost EUR 3.3 million (over 32 billion kip) ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The That Luang Festival scheduled from November 5-11 will give local businesses the chance to display their One District, One Product (ODOP) goods as well as showcasing Lao traditions to an international audience, according to the city’s vice mayor.Mr Sihoun Sitthileuxay ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Chile are aiming to strengthen business and trade cooperation following the local business community’s official welcome for the Ambassador of Chile to Laos, Mr Jaime Chomali, in Vientiane on Tuesday.Vice President of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 200 handicraft business units from all over the country are displaying a wide range of traditional and modern products at the Lao Handicraft Festival in Vientiane.The nine-day festival, with the theme “Promote Lao Handicrafts through Tourism”, was officially opened ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has listed the types of goods and the quantity of agricultural and plant products that may be imported and exported through Lao customs checkpoints.Under the new guidelines, every household should own some tools and machinery such as a tractor. ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao business startups and entrepreneurs have the chance to grow their operations by getting together with international investors,” said the organiser of a Startup and Angels event.The networking event was held in Vientiane on Wednesday and attended by foreign investors, local ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A plan to create “smart” and “eco” cities in Luang Namtha, and Oudomxay provinces topped the agenda at the government’s monthly meeting for October.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith presided over the meeting on October 25, at which government members also discussed a ...