The Ministry of Science and Technology has to work harder in developing the sector so that its achievements serve those of other sectors, contributing to socio-economic development in the country. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith relayed the message on October 12 in his address to scientists, officials and ...

Tourist arrivals during 2016 to the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang rose to more than 601,000, from over 500,000 in 2015, and this number is expected to rise further in 2017, the local tourism authority said. Head of the province’s Information, Culture and Tourism ...

Laos is pursuing its drive to reduce the poverty rate below 10 percent by 2020, while also attempting to meet outstanding Millennium Development Goals. Head of the Central Committee on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication, Mr. Thongvanh Vilayheuang, highlighted various aspects of the government’s five-year development ...

Work is gearing up for the planned building of a railway to connect Vientiane to the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam after the two countries agreed to move forward with the project. The two governments last month signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Vientiane agreeing ...

The Department of Trade Promotion under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has listed the top ten Lao rice varieties for domestic sale and export. Laos has about 12,000 rice varieties but many of them still need improvement for commercialisation, department Director General Mr Somvang ...

The National Assembly approved a draft-amended Law on Government on November 8 that revises the mandates of the prime minister, ministers and some state departments. The amendments came after the Government Office was renamed the Prime Minister’s Office following the assumption of office of the new ...

ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ກະຊວງໄປສະນີ ແລະ ໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມຮ່ວມກັບບໍລິສັດຫົວເຫວີຍ, ລາວໂທລະຄົມ ແລະ ຜູ້ປະກອນການພາກສ່ວນຕ່າງໆ ຈັດງານວາສງະແດງສິນຄ້າລາວ ICT EXPO 2019 ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ເໄຂຂຶ້ນຢ່າງເປັນທາງການ ໃນວັນອັງຄານນີ້ ທີ່ໂຮງແຮມດອນຈັນພາເລສ໌ ວຽງຈັນ.ໃຫ້ກຽດເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເປັນປະທານໃນໃນພິທີເປີດງານວາງສະແດງດັ່ງກ່າວມີທ່ານ ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ.ອ່ານຕໍ່  ...

ລັດຖະບານມີແຜນຢຸດພາລະກິດການຄົ້ນຫາຜູ້ສູນຫາຍ ທີ່ເມືອງສະໜາມໄຊ ແຂວງອັດຕະປື ເຊິ່ງຍັງມີປະຊາຊົນຈຳນວນໜຶ່ງທີ່ຍັງຄົງສູນຫາຍ ຫຼັງຈາກເຫດໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມກະທັນຫັນ ເນື່ອງຈາກສັນເຂື່ອນແຕກໃນພາກໃຕ້ຂອງລາວໃນເດືອນກໍລະກົດຜ່ານມາ.ປະຈຸບັນ ກຳລັງມີການກະກຽມຖະແຫຼງການຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໃນການຢຸດພາລະກິດການຄົ້ນຫາທີ່ດຳເນີນມາກວ່າສອງເດືອນ ແລະ ຄາດວ່າຈະເປີດເຜີຍຕໍ່ມວນຊົນໃນໄວໆນີ້.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

Vientiane Professional Development College will provide 160 scholarships to students who lack opportunities to study in Laos. Head of Office at Vientiane Professional Development College, Ms Manolack Pathammavong told Vientiane Times on January 4 that this year the college plans to provide scholarships in three phases ...

ໄທ, ຈີນ ແລະ ລາວຈະລົງນາມບົດບັນທຶກການຮ່ວມມືກ່ຽວກັບຂົວທາງລົດໄຟແຫ່ງໃໝ່ເພື່ອຂ້າມແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ໃນລະຫວ່າງການຢ້ຽມຢາມນະຄອນປັກກິ່ງຂອງທ່ານ ປະຍຸດ ຈັນໂອຊາ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີໄທ ໃນອາທິດນີ້, ຕາມການລາຍງານຂອງເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດໄທໃນວັນອັງຄານຜ່ານມາ.ຂົວດັ່ງກ່າວຈະເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ຈັງຫວັດໜອງຄາຍທາງພາກອີສານຂອງໄທ ກັບນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນຂອງລາວ, ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ໄທກ່າວຕໍ່ BenarNews, ເຊິ່ງນັກວິເຄາະເຊື່ອວ່າຈະເສີມຂະຫຍາຍຄວາມມຸ່ງໝັ້ນຂອງຈີນ ໃນການສ້າງເຄືອຂ່າຍທາງລົດໄຟຄວາມໄວສູງໃນອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້, ເຊິ່ງຕໍ່ຍາວໄປເຖິງມາເລເຊຍ ແລະ ເຂົ້າສູ່ສິງກະໂປ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ຄະນະ​ຜູ້​ແທນ​ໂດຍ ​ທ່ານ ອາທິພູ ຈິດທານຸກອນ, ຮອງ​ຫົວໜ້າ​ກົມ​ຂົນ​ສົ່ງ​ທາງ​ລົດ​ໄຟ (DRT), ​ແລະ ທ່ານ ກິດຈະລັກ ສິລິນຸຊາດ, ຮອງ​ຫົວໜ້າ​ກົມ​ພາສີ​ໄທ. ຜູ້​ຕາງ​ຫນ້າ​ຂອງ​ສະ​ຖາ​ບັນ​ພັດ​ທະ​ນາ​ເຕັກ​ໂນ​ໂລ​ຊີ​ທາງ​ລົດ​ໄຟ​ຂອງ​ໄທ​ຍັງ​ໄດ້​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ​ໃນ​ການ​ຢ້ຽມ​ຢາມ​, ອີງ​ຕາມ​ການ​ປັບ​ປຸງ​ຂ່າວ DRT​.ສອງ​ຝ່າຍ​ໄດ້​ປຶກສາ​ຫາລື​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ຄວາມ​ເປັນ​ໄປ​ໄດ້​ຂອງ​ການ​ເຊື່ອມ​ຕໍ່​ທາງ​ລົດ​ໄຟ​ຈີນ-ລາວ-​ໄທ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ຊ່ວຍ​ຫຼຸດ​ຄ່າ​ຂົນ​ສົ່ງ​ສິນຄ້າ​ລົງ 30-50% ​ໃນ​ໄລຍະ 3 ຫາ 5 ປີ​ຕໍ່ໜ້າ. ອ່ານເພິ່ມເຕີມ​ ...

Preliminary counts have been completed in the provinces through which the Laos-China railway will pass, to pave the way for compensation to be paid to the affected villagers and residents who will be relocated. However affected residents in the provinces through which the railway will ...

More and more Lao people are travelling overseas, particularly to Thailand and other ASEAN countries, thanks to Laos’ continuing economic growth which has generated increasing wealth. Director General of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism’s Tourism Marketing Department, Mr Saly Phimphinith, told Vientiane Times ...

The government has announced its intention to increase deposits in commercial banks to 84 percent of Gross Domestic Product by 2020, up from the 57 percent expected in 2016, in a bid to meet growing development needs. Governor of the Bank of the Lao PDR, Mr. ...

The Sixth Session of the ASEAN Community Statistical System Committee on November 1 opened in Vientiane to discuss ways to improve the statistical systems used by the committee. The meeting was attended by Minister of Planning and Investment Dr Souphanh Keomixay, Head of the Lao Statistics Bureau ...

Savannakhet University is set to become the first model university on business administration and economic studies in Laos, an initiative it is now developing and intends to reach the goal by 2020. President of Savannakhet University, Assoc Prof. Dr Bounpong Keorodom told a media team ...

The government has approved the Vientiane-Vangvieng expressway’s corridor and legislation in a move to boost socio-economic development.The approval was made at the monthly cabinet meeting for May, chaired by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and attended by the cabinet members. The 113.7-km corridor is part of ...

Experts from ASEAN member countries and their development partners in the region are meeting in Vientiane to discuss issues relating to the 52nd ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation and intellectual property protection. Topics centered on ASEAN economic integration with participants convinced that the ...

Vietnam has unveiled a new plan to transform the country into a regional logistics hub by 2025. The new plan draws attention to the importance of logistics in Vietnam’s positioning as an international trade hub Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently sanctioned the action plan to enhance ...

Laos is currently facing a variety of chemical management issues due to a shortage of a full set of regulations, adequate knowledge, the proper equipment and a satisfactory budget. At the 11th Regional Chemicals Management Forum held on February 21 in Vientiane, Deputy Director General of ...