A private company seeks to put the Mekong River beach in front of Sithan Neua village, Sikhottabong district on the map as one of the most popular tourist attractions in Vientiane in a bid to attract more domestic and foreign visitors. Sithan Neua Mekong Beach ...

The sixth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-6) Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from March 29-31, are considered two of the most important multilateral external events in 2018. Keep reading   ...

Leaders meeting at the 28th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane on September 6 adopted the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025. Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith, who is Chair of the ASEAN Coordinating Council that oversees connectivity matters for the regional body, said the Master ...

The Lao Front for National Construction has adopted a new structure, which includes a ceremonial committee vice president, an inspection committee, and four advisory committees. The new structure was approved at the second plenary meeting of the Front Committee held in Vientiane last week. The ...

Officials who carry out inspections need to be more competent so they can be relied upon to capably implement their political duties and ensure a successful outcome. This fact was highlighted by the Party and government in a document listing the lessons learnt from past ...

For several years, US politicians have adopted the Japanese slogan of a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” calling for international law to apply over disputes in the South China Sea, where China is accused of acting aggressively. Earlier this month, during the East Asia Summit foreign ministers’ ...

The government of the Russian Federation has awarded the President of the Lao National Assembly Ms Pany Yathotou with an Order of Friendship for her great contribution to the development of cooperation between Laos and Russia. The award ceremony took place yesterday at the Russian Embassy ...

Vientiane authorities will continue to improve basic infrastructure in a bid to keep the capital clean and orderly. Efforts will focus on improving roads, easing traffic congestion, building embankments, managing garbage disposal and other issues. This was the information outlined on January 9 by Vientiane ...

The Infrastructure Improvement project developer has handed over its completed road improvement project to the Vientiane authority on Friday. The ceremony took place in Phonpapao village, Sisattanak district, Vientiane and was attended by Vientiane Vice Mayor Mr Keophilavanh Aphaylath, Deputy Minister of Public Works and ...

Construction firms bidding for approval to build permanent homes for flood victims in Laos must pay between 10 to 26 percent of the total cost of the project to local authorities if their bids are approved, sources in the country say. Government officials in Attapeu ...

The public security ministries of China and Laos have decided to intensify efforts to crack down cross-border crimes and strengthen cooperation on law enforcement. []The two countries will also establish the security cooperation mechanism for major projects under the frame of China’s-proposed Belt and Road Initiative ...

Efforts to bore tunnels for the Laos-China railway project have begun, marking a new and intensive stage to construction work underground for the landmark multi-billion dollar project. As of Tuesday, more than 10 metres had been bored for the Boten Tunnel, one of the three tunnels ...

A trainer was killed and 26 secondary school students suffered minor injuries in an explosion accident on January 24 morning during a military-tactics training drill at a secondary school in northern Oudomxay province, a police officer said. The tragedy happened as the trainer, Military First ...

The World Health Organisation has forecast a budget of over US$2 million in assistance to Laos from 2017 to 2018 to improve the health sector in the country. On February 21, the WHO confirmed that it will continue to provide around US$2 million in support ...

ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ຜູ້ຈັດງານຕະຫຼາດນັດອາຫານໂລກ THAIFEX-World Food ອາຊີ 2019, ງານວາງສະແດງອາຫານໄທ, ສັນຫາໂອກາດໃນການຮ່ວມທຸລະກິດກັບລາວ ໃນຂະແໜງອາຫານ ແລະ ເຄື່ອງດື່ມ, ເພື່ອຂະຫຍາຍຕະຫຼາດໃນປະເທດໄທ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ.ພາຍໃຕ້ວິໄສທັດດັ່ງກ່າວ, ຕາງໜ້າຜູ້ຈັດງານຕະຫຼາດນັດອາຫານໄດ້ເຊີນບໍລິສັດອາຫານ ແລະ ເຄື່ອງດື່ມກໍຄືຮ້ານອາຫານໃນລາວ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນງານວາງສະແດງດັ່ງກ່າວ ເຊິ່ງຈະຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ປະເທດໄທ ແຕ່ວັນທີ 28 ພຶດສະພາເຖິງ 1 ມິຖຸນານີ້.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ຄະນະຜູ້ແທນສະຫະພາບຢູໂຣບປະຈຳລາວ ໄດ້ກ່າວສະໜັບສະໜູນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງລັດຖະບານລາວ ໃນການສືບຕໍ່ການພັດທະນາ ແລະ ຍົກລະດັບລະບົບການສຶກສາ ແລະ ໂພຊະນາການ ໃນທຸກເຂດທົ່ວປະເທດ.ການສະໜັບສະໜູນນີ້ ລວມມີການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອດ້ານການເງິນ ແລະ ວິຊາການ ສຳລັບການລິເລີ່ມຕ່າງໆ ເຊັ່ນ ໂຄງການສົ່ງເສີມການສຶກສາຂັ້ນພື້ນຖານ ແລະ ໂຄງການສະໜັບສະໜູນງົບປະມານດ້ານໂພຊະນາການ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

A new land law may bring greater transparency in land management and modernization of records in Laos, but it could also curb ownership by women, as well as the customary rights of rural and indigenous people, analysts said. The long-delayed legislation is scheduled to be ...

ຈີນຈະສົ່ງເສີມສາຍພົວພັນຮ່ວມກັບສອງຊາດແມ່ຂອງເພື່ອຮັບມືກັນສົງຄາມການຄ້າບາງກອກ — ໃນຂະນະທີ່ສົງຄາມການຄ້າກັບອາເມລິກາກຳລັງດຸເດືອດ, ຈີນກຳລັງຊອກຫາຊ່ອງທາງໃນການຮັດແໜ້ນສາຍພົວພັນທາງການຄ້າກັບບັນດາປະເທດໃນພາກພື້ນລຸ່ມແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງໃນອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້ ໂດຍການຈັດຕັ້ງເຂດການຄ້າປອດພາສີຢູ່ເຂດຊາຍແດນລະຫວ່າງປະເທດໄທ ແລະ ປະເທດລາວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

The government has announced it will examine the safety standards applied to the construction of hydropower dams across the country following the deadly disaster caused by the collapse of a dam in Attapeu province. Keep reading ...

Foreign investor interest in Lao special zone economic zones is currently less than previous years as most try to come to grips with local regulations. Vientiane Industry and Trade Area Special Economic Zone, at Km22 Nonthong in Xaythany district is one of zones facing this ...