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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Timor-Leste have agreed to continue to enhance their cooperation ties while seeking new potential for furthering economic cooperation. The agreement was the outcome of a meeting between delegations from the two countries’ ministries which took place in Vientiane on Thursday.More ...

The Japanese government has donated canned fish and rice worth 27 billion kip (US$3.2 million) towards the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school meals and resilience building projects in Laos.The assistance is specifically designed to help communities cope with disasters and incidents that impact food supplies.More ...

Some 1,285 people have been found to be involved in corrupt practices, defrauding the government of 999 billion kip, a government inspection carried out in 2018 revealed.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith delivered the news to the National Assembly (NA) on Friday after the Government Inspection Authority ...

The government has removed some export businesses from its list of controlled businesses as part of efforts to boost the export of Lao goods to foreign markets, according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.The ministry announced recently that the government no longer regarded the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Phu Bia Mining Company Limited hopes to continue their concession for an open-pit mine in Anouvong district, Xaysomboun province, which will come to an end in 2021.The company has extracted samples from a new exploration site for analysis with the results ...

(KPL) Over 70 experts from Laos and other Asian countries met in Vientiane to reflect on the role and impact of adult learning and education in shaping Asian Societies in the 20th century. The objective of the conference was also to explore the opportunities for ALE in the 20th Century and reflects ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will accelerate lending through the banking sector to boost local businesses so they become more competitive and create export opportunities.Authorities are planning to increase business lending to around 55 percent of GDP by the end of the year, up ...

(KPL) The Thai Embassy in Vientiane in cooperation with the SCG and Thai entrepreneurs in Laos organized a health and dental check up event for hundreds of monks and novices in celebrating the recent royal coronation of King Rama X of Thailand and Thai Queen’s ...

(KPL) Mobile outreach and activities promoting sexual reproductive health aim to reach more garment factories in Vientiane Capital.Vientiane Youth Clinic (VYC) working with Lao Women’s Union (LWU) organized a consultation meeting with factory owners and managers in Vientiane Capital on Jun 7 to discuss expansion ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – National Assembly members yesterday centred their debate on ways to address economic issues, expressing concern about the nation’s mounting debts, revenue shortfall, falling foreign currency reserves, and the economic slowdown.While debating a report on socio-economic development and the state budget plan ...