Vientiane Times

The top eight achievers in the 2018-2019 National Best Students Exams for secondary school level were announced in the capital last week. Eight outstanding secondary school students in Grades 4 and 7 from across the country won first place awards in the national examinations after gaining ...

The government of the Republic of Korea has forecast a budget of around US$4 million in additional assistance to Laos from 2019-2023 to improve information technology in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.A signing ceremony for the assistance took place on Friday in Vientiane between ...

The Lao government highly valued the assistance of the Norwegian government and people to the development of Laos, especially in the clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) which was a serious obstacle to the country’s development.High-ranking officials from the Lao government made the assessment upon receiving ...

The government is promoting coffee production in 11 provinces across Laos to supply high-quality products to the local and foreign markets.The issue was discussed at a meeting held in Vientiane on Friday to review the extension of the coffee production plan for 2015-2018 and the ...

The public works and transport sector has committed itself to improving road construction standards at a reasonable cost during a meeting of officials from across the nation being held in Vientiane.Delivering his opening remarks yesterday at the two-day meeting, the Minister of Public Works and ...

Effective road construction and repairs, land transport management, planning and strict financial discipline, the country’s regional and global integration and connectivity, and devolution in the sector are issues to be addressed this year.The Ministry of Public Works and Transports revealed the agenda at its technical ...

Laos needs a specific policy to promote job opportunities for outstanding medical graduates, Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Bounkong Syhavong advised sector experts recently. The minister said the new policy would have to guarantee positions under a quota system to ensure a viable career path ...

Representatives from development partners, line departments of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the provinces met on Thursday in Vientiane to review efforts on increasing employment opportunities in rural areas. The ‘Project Steering Committee Meeting on National Rural Employment Strategy in the Lao PDR ...

The government should promote investment which helps to create jobs and income for local people, according to the Lao National Economic Research Institute.The institute, which serves as an economic policy thinktank, made the recommendation to the government in its latest economic update, which was unveiled ...

A new rest area for motorists in Xeno, Savannakhet province has opened for public service this week after completion of the project.The facility was built in previously vacant space at the junction of National Road No.13 and National Road 9W in Xeno, the capital of ...