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World Bank approves upgrade of key arterial road
The World Bank has approved a project that aims to improve National Road No. 13 as part of efforts to create better conditions for people living along and using this primary corridor. The bank made the announcement last week after its executive directors agreed to ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Laos calls for joint effort to overcome global inequality
Laos has joined the international community in calling for a united effort to address inequality across the globe in pursuit of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A Lao government delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay ...
Vientiane Times
Huaphan marks Visit Laos Year, city pillar’s 10th anniversary
Thousands of visitors crammed the provincial capital on Friday to enjoy the colourful activities organised to officially launch Visit Laos Year in Huaphan province. The occasion coincided with the 10th anniversary of Xameua district’s city pillar, which takes centre stage in the townMore ...
Vientiane Times
Agriculture centres offer chance for development
The Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC) has handed over four agricultural development centres to district authorities in Borikhamxay province to help foster sustainable livelihoods in the area. The agriculture centres, in the villages of Nongxong, Sopphouan and Phonthong in Khamkeuth district, and Keosenkham village in Xaychamphone ...
Vientiane Times
Authority orders paper mill to cease test operations
Savannakhet province authorities have ordered a paper factory in Xepon district to stop conducting tests until construction is complete, with its operations suspected of causing river pollution. The Chinese-owned factory, claimed to be the third largest of its type in the world, test ran equipment ...
Vientiane Times
More measures needed to check farm imports
The business sector and agricultural promoters have urged Lao authorities to increase measures to check the import of farm products through border crossings. Scattered imports through this channel are considered an obstacle to attracting investment and growth of the sector in the country. Vice President of ...
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Khammuan tightens up preservation of Great City Wall
Khammuan provincial authorities are working to preserve a massive ancient rock wall, known as the Great City Wall, which lies alongside a road in Thakhaek district and is being damaged by local people. Thakaek district Governor Mr Chan Boupphalivanh told Vientiane Times “Sections of this wall are ...
Vientiane Times
Govt takes action to increase aid effectiveness
The government has vowed to increase aid effectiveness via proper management in order to maximise official development assistance (ODA) for national development.The Ministry of Planning and Investment on Wednesday officially launched the ODA Management Information System (ODA-MIS.Gov.LA) to centralize aid management to ensure the most ...
Vientiane Times
Compensation rate for railway-affected property approved
Authorities in charge have approved the amount of compensation to be paid to people who have lost land or other property due to the construction of the Laos-China railway. Governor of Luang Prabang province, Mr Khamkhan Chanthavisouk, recently issued a decision detailing the compensation rate ...
Vientiane Times
Laos, Cambodia vow to jointly resolve border dispute
Laos and Cambodia have agreed to work together to resolve the issue of their disputed border area as the two countries’ foreign ministers met for talks in Vientiane yesterday. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, was in Laos on a ...
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