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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Thailand have agreed to start Phase II of the construction of the Laos-Thailand railway, which will link the existing suburban station to central Vientiane. The 7.5 km extension is expected to be complete at the end of 2021.The Department of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for the business sector to get more involved in rural development and poverty reduction to help achieve its development goals.Speaking at a gathering arranged to push for more national patriotic and development activities in the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – National flag carrier Lao Airlines is set to strengthen cooperation with international bodies in charge of airline safety in a bid to further improve its services in the aviation industry.Lao Airlines has successfully passed an IOSA audit and renewal registration from ...

Salavanh Province, located in the south of Laos, is witnessing an increase in the number of pig deaths amid the spread of African swine fever (ASF).The latest figures for such numbers reported by the local authorities stood at 2,500, the Vientiane Times reported.The province first confirmed ...

The Lao government is to provide information on the job market through a new partnership with the country’s largest employment website operator, 108 Jobs, in a move to tackle growing unemployment issues.Under the agreement signed on June 27, the Employment Service Center under the Ministry ...

Laos and Thailand have signed an agreement to extend road and rail connections between the two countries worth more than THB 3 billion (USD 98.2 million).Under the agreement, the two countries plan to improve the R11 road linking the Phudu border checkpoint in Uttaradit province ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Local Saravan authorities have confirmed the province is facing serious challenges in preventing the spread of African swine fever with the reported number of pig deaths increasing.As of June 20, provincial officials reported 1,500 pigs had died from the disease, but ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is likely to enjoy a trade surplus of about US$121 million for the first six months of the year, even as the government is predicting an overall trade deficit of around US$259 million for 2019.Projected exports for the first six ...

The government is on track to achieve 49 percent of its annual revenue collection plan by the end of this month despite facing a number of economic challenges, according to a new official report.The Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Souphanh Keomixay, this week unveiled ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Luxembourg will continue to support Laos in its socio-economic development targeting the graduation from least developed country status by 2024, and sustainable development.The confirmation was made by Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn as the high-ranking official of the ...