Climate change adaptation project launched to sustain wetlands
A project valued at US$4.7 million was launched on September 12 in Vientiane, aiming to help communities in and around the Xe Champhone, and Beung Khiat Ngong wetlands to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Environmental Quality ...
Education, skills key to graduation from LDC status
Moving out of Least Developed Countries status requires raising people’s education and skill level as well as improving their health. The matter was stated by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Kikeo Chanthaboury during the conference on launching related issues, held in Vientiane on ...
Laos, Vietnam NA agree to deepen cooperation
Lao and Vietnamese top legislators have agreed to deepen cooperation between the two countries’ National Assemblies as Lao NA president, Ms Pany Yathotou made an official goodwill visit to Vietnam. The six-day visit by Ms Pany was made at the invitation from her Vietnamese counterpart, ...
Laos sets ambitious education goals for 2020
Laos has set a goal for everyone aged 15-35 to complete the equivalent of lower secondary schooling by 2020, according to a government minister. Minister of Education and Sports Ms Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun revealed the ambitious plan on September 12 to mark International Literacy Day on September 8. This ...
Silk Road to bring China and ASEAN closer
Joint efforts in building the 21st century maritime Silk Road are very important for friendly cooperation and development between China and ASEAN. As a step along this road, the 13th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit are taking place from September 11-14 in ...
Weather station upgrades brighten outlook for forecasters
The Japanese government has supported the improvement of weather recording equipment and facilities which were handed over last Saturday to the Meteorology and Hydrology Department. The project was handed over to the department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment by the Japan International ...
Laos’ Deputy Prime Minister Blames PNPC Dam Collapse on Poor Planning
Laos’ deputy prime minister has identified poor soil analysis for a fatal hydropower dam collapse, often described as the country’s worst flooding in decades. At a concluding environmental sector annual meeting early this month in Vientiane, Deputy Prime Minister Bounthong Chitmany, who also heads the ...
Vietnam's Vung Ang port vital for shipment of Lao goods
Vietnam has announced it will continue to create favourable conditions for the transit of Lao goods via Vung Ang Port in central Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province. This was relayed by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho to Laos’ Minister of Planning and Investment ...
Laos attends special ASEAN-US foreign ministers meeting
Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith led a Lao delegation to attend the Special ASEAN-US Foreign Ministers’ Meeting which was held in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 4. Malaysian Foreign Minister AnifaHj. Aman and the United States’ Secretary of State Secretary Rex W. ...
Laos, Thailand plan to build more bridges across the Mekong
Laos has proposed three additional Mekong River bridge links with Thailand as part of a joint project to foster closer ties between the two countries. The proposal suggests bridges be built to link the Lao and Thai provinces of Borikhamxay and Bung Karn, Saravan and Ubon ...
Tourism pours millions of dollars into govt coffers
Tourism injected more than US$724 million or 5.9 billion kip into the national budget during 2016, the latest data show. However, the revenue generated by tourism in 2016 dropped slightly from the more than US$725 million generated by the sector in 2015, according to data ...
Laos, China reaffirm links, consolidate connectivity as cooperation commission meets
Laos and China have pledged to further promote their cooperation in economic, trade and technical assistance matters, a meeting of representatives of the two sides heard in the capital yesterday. The bilateral trade volume in 2016 reached US$2.34 billion, including Lao goods exported to China ...
Mekong River Body Welcomes Laos' Decision to Suspend New Dam Projects
The Mekong River Commission welcomed on Wednesday a decision by the Laos government to suspend approval of new dams while reviewing all dams currently under construction following the collapse of part of a hydropower project last month. Keep reading ...
Flood prevention committee urged to explain project to villagers
A village authority member in Xaythany district, Vientiane has called on the drought and flood prevention committee to explain the importance of the ongoing Huay Khean channel upgrade to landholders in Nongbua village. The Huay Khean channel upgrade is one of 14 projects in Xaythany ...
Laos is 'world's fastest growing' ivory market
The fastest growing ivory market in the world is now Laos, according to an investigation by Kenya-based group Save the Elephants. China is banning all ivory trade by the end of 2017, but business is booming in neighboring countries. Investigators visited a Chinese casino resort ...
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Saravan's stunning Kaengkou waterfall awaits visitors
Laos has abundant water resources that are among the main tourist attractions. But many of the country’s stunning waterfalls and cascades are unknown to visitors, including Kaengkou waterfall in Vapy district, Saravan province. This attractive landscape of flat rocks and large pools is one of ...
Lao, Vietnamese journalists' associations agree to strengthen ties
The Lao Journalists’ Association and Vietnam Journalists’ Association on October 17 agreed to tighten their cooperation through more discussions and training sessions. The two sides agreed to boost ties during a visit by a Lao delegation in which 11 members of the LJA, led by its ...
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