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The National University of Laos and the Institute of Legal Support and Technical Assistance are continuing to support students by keeping their general knowledge up to date, enhancing their English language skills, and instilling a love of learning courtesy of the second University Challenge Quiz.The ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will play a greater role in the approval of land leases and concessions in a bid to better regulate the payment of land taxes, according to Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.“From now on, the Ministry of Natural Resources and ...

LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Just 10 years ago, the border town of Boten in Luang Namtha province was a bustling town of neon lights, cashed up tourists and thriving businesses that centered on a casino and gambling dens that drew thousands of Chinese ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has given the green light to Tadsakoi Power Company Limited to build the Tadsakoi hydropower project in Sepon district, Savannakhet province.A concession agreement for the project was signed recently in Vientiane between Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Souphan ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos’ combined exports and imports for this year are struggling to achieve the target after figures for the first four months of the year reached only 22.7 per cent of the plan for 2019, the National Assembly (NA) reported.“The NA approved ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Holders of Lao diplomatic passports, known as red passports, no longer need to obtain a visa to enter Norway, according to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The ministry said yesterday that Laos and Norway agreed in August 2018 to provide visa ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has decided to keep its current national socio-economic development plan and budget plan unchanged despite facing challenges in meeting their targets.Presenting a report to the National Assembly yesterday, the prime minister said “The government will continue to perform its ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is committed to developing and improving five tourism sites in each province along with road access and other facilities over the coming year, in a bid to attract more tourists.This was the message from the Minister of Information, Culture ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The seventh ordinary session of the National Assembly (NA)’s 8th Legislature kicked off yesterday, highlighting the country’s economic difficulties, which the government must do more to address.Delivering her opening remarks, NA President Mrs Pany Yathotou said the biannual session would also ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has agreed to conduct a feasibility study on electricity trading and hydropower exchanges with neighbouring countries to boost cooperation in the energy sector.Laos has agreed to sell 5,000MW of electricity to Vietnam, and while it is currently exporting just ...