Vientiane Times

The trade in illegal drugs and the abuse of drugs is widespread and is poised to increase, despite efforts to suppress the scourge, a minister told the National Assembly (NA) yesterday.More ...

The Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos (NUOL) will open the nation’s first bachelor’s programme in Development Economics and Planning for the next academic year 2018-2019. Ministry of Education and Sports and the university jointly organised a ceremony to announce the ...

The discovery of a new orchid species in Laos, Paphiopedilum papilio-laoticus, has been documented in the most recent publication of Orchideen Journal by a specialist working in the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, UK.More ...

Lao and Japanese cooperation has been improving public transport services in Vientiane through a project which is upgrading the bus management system implemented by Eagle Bus Company of Japan. The issue was discussed at a final report meeting of the “Verification Survey for the Bus ...

With various barriers hindering the development of the tourism industry, authorities in charge will work closely with the relevant sectors to remove these obstacles, a minister told parliament yesterday.More ...

Despite budgetary tensions, the government is working to pay a total of 3.25 trillion kip owed to private companies under the triangle-debt-diversion disbursement initiative. Addressing the National Assembly yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, clarified the government’s position regarding the ...

Laos and Brunei have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations, including in the fields of human resource development, air transport, drug control, labour, cultural exchange, and women’s development. The two sides also agreed to a plan to share information on money laundering and provide mutual support ...

National Assembly members yesterday cited corruption, revenue leaks, poverty and unprofitable state-owned enterprises a their main concerns during debates on the second day of the Assembly’s fifth ordinary session.The issues were raised for debate after Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith presented a report on the implementation ...

President Bounnhang Vorachit, along with high ranking officials and children, yesterday planted tree saplings in support of the government’s goal to highlight the importance of forestry protection among young people. Trees were planted at the new Young Pioneers Palace and Youth Museum in Dongmakkhai village, ...

Laos will continue cooperation with its development partners to identify solutions to eliminate violence against children, a leading official told a world forum last week. Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Dr Khampheng Saysompheng, confirmed at the High Level Global Conference on the Universal Prohibition of ...