Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos will work with neighbouring countries to share information about Ebola, particularly with regard to people travelling internationally who may have been exposed to the deadly virus.Laos shares borders with five countries but none of these countries have reported cases of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Social media users are required to register the platforms they use with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism after the ministry recently issued a regulation to this effect.The regulation is aimed at ensuring social media users act responsibly and comply ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao doctors are working with their Chinese counterparts to develop their diagnostic skills and the treatment of heart disease, in response to the increasing number of cardiovascular conditions being identified across the country.As part of this, they are learning about modern ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) should not merely issue warnings to money changers who break the currency regulation rules, a senior Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) official said yesterday.The remarks were made during a consultative meeting ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will try to sell more domestic bonds in the local currency in an attempt to address the fiscal deficit and strengthen the national capital market.Over the past five months of this year, the government has sold 1.13 trillion kip ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Work to build an embankment and promenade along the Mekong River in Savannakhet’s provincial capital has begun, with support from the Asian Development Bank.A ground-breaking ceremony for the project took place in Kaysone Phomvihane city recently, attended by senior provincial officials.The US$4.5 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – BZG Asia Investment LLC (BZGAI) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in partnership with 7TIC International Corporation Ltd. will conduct a feasibility study on investment in Laos.The two companies signed five Memorandums of Association in Vientiane on Tuesday, with Deputy Prime ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told farmers in Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, to grow crops using organic methods after learning many of them have used chemicals which contaminated their plants.Visiting farmers in Bo-O and nearby villages on Monday, the prime minister observed ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Sichuan AAA Public Development Co., Ltd. and ASIN Intl (Lao) Co., Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on business cooperation under the Belt and Road in Guang’an, Sichuan province, China.According to the Lao-China Economic and Trade Promotion Association (LCETPA), the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Business leadership development is one of the priority programmes aimed at making business operations in Laos stronger, successful and sustainable in order to contribute to socio-economic development.Administrative officials from the government, enterprises and the private sector yesterday attended a seminar in ...