Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) has postponed the Made in Laos 2019 Fair until July 20-28 after a fire damaged Lao-ITECC where the event was scheduled to take place from May 10-19.A fire broke out on the ...

CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), which is responsible for strengthening business capacity in Laos, is hopeful that the skill development in the private sector will lead to businesses becoming more successful.This week a series of capacity-building ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The value of Laos’ combined exports and imports in the first quarter of 2019 amounted to 1.53 percent less than during the same period last year, excluding the value of electricity imports and exports.Total trade value in the first three months ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Farmers around the country will soon be receiving seasonal weather forecasts, which will be distributed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to district and provincial offices.The weather bulletins, which will be produced by the Division of Climatology and Agro-meteorology ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Investment Reform Map (IRM) is an important mechanism for the development of investment policies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and can assist countries that want to develop and attract investment.Speaking last week at the opening ceremony of a consultation ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) is drafting a plan to promote cashless payments and to facilitate and manage money transactions in Laos.Use of e-wallets through the banking system is fast becoming a trend among city dwellers. They pay their ...

BOKEO, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – All living things, plants, animals and humans, need water to survive.  But despite an apparent abundance of water and river systems in Laos, during the dry season many people and villages struggle to access clean water which puts their health and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is preparing an integrated recovery programme for Attapeu province and will continue to support Laos in many other areas.This support was discussed when KOICA President Ms Lee Mikyung met with Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith during ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is planning to expand Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport to meet the growing need for passenger air transport, a senior government official has said. The airport is now handling about 1.8 million passengers a year, which already exceeds the figure of ...

BEIJING (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Culture plays an important role in the process of socio-economic development and is fundamental to establishing and maintaining lasting friendly relationships, a Lao minister told a conference in Beijing last week.Speaking at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilisations in the ...