Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) yesterday announced the sale of US dollar savings bonds, offering new investment opportunities and attractive returns.According to a press release obtained by the Vientiane Times from the central bank’s website, the US dollar denominated ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and the Republic of Korea are keen to set new heights for expanding their energy ties after becoming strategic partners in the hydropower sector.The Laos-Korea Energy Experts Joint Workshop, with the theme “Cooperation in the Power Sector”, was held in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane will host the Lower Mekong Tourism Cities’ Mayors Summit 2019 on October 12-15 to promote tourism and cultural cooperation between cities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.Director of Vientiane’s Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Ms Vilayvone Chanthalaty, gave ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Vietnam have agreed to bolster their cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to further support each other on the road to development, during an official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.Mr Thongloun is visiting Vietnam from October 1-3 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Cooperation through visits is one of main ways to broaden one’s experience and knowledge and to use the lessons learnt to improve your work and contribute to your country.This is the kind of cooperation envisaged by Laos and China through the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Commercial banks have pledged continuing financial support to boost investment in the Mekong-Lancang region towards realisation of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’.Speaking at a conference in Vientiane last week, General Manager of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)’s Vientiane ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials from several organisations are attending a capacity building workshop in Vientiane from September 30 – October 2 on global production value chains, services and economic liberalisation in Asean Least Developed Countries (LDCs).The workshop comes as Laos’ economic integration with ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the State Inspection Authority are continuing to push for better cooperation in response to the challenges of implementing the government’s socio-economic development plans.Representatives of the ministry and authority on Friday discussed coordination plans moving ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The price of farmed fish on sale in Vientiane markets is now higher than the price set by the government after many fish farmers suffered losses during the recent floods.Adding to their woes are the higher costs they incur in raising ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Bank of the Lao PDR has announced that it will issue a 2015 version of the 500 kip banknote. It is giving advance notice of the circulation of the new banknote in a bid to prevent doubts about the validity ...