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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vietnam has invested US$4.1 billion in 409 projects in Laos, with the largest investments being in the public works and transport, energy and mines, and agriculture sectors.Minister of Planning and Investment Dr Soukphanh Keomixay said Vietnam ranks third among all foreign ...

At least 140 families from eight villages in the Khong district of southwestern Laos’ Champasak province are refusing to sell their land or relocate to make way for a special economic zone planned for their area.Despite this, developers have begun the hasty construction of an ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A Japanese real estate group, Creed, in cooperation with local partner Aanandi Group, is investing US$11 million in the ARATA Garden Residences Xaysettha in Vientiane, the Lao capital.The project will be a part of real estate development and support a fast ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xieng Khuang has named livestock farming as an area of business that will get special support from provincial authorities.The provincial Governor, Mr Bounton Chanthaphone, recently signed an administrative notice which listed small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that provincial authorities plan ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National Agriculture Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) has developed 10 methods of livestock rearing which will improve food security and bolster animal exports.NAFRI officials said one of the techniques they have researched relates to the feeding of cows that have just ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Health authorities will introduce the new Health Information Technology network this month to improve the management of private hospitals and ensure standards are maintained.Under this system, the owners of private hospitals – both foreign and Lao – will need to submit ...

Villagers in Laos displaced by the Don Sahong Dam under construction near the border with Cambodia are still going without jobs and income three years into the project despite promises from the government to help them.Construction on the Mekong river dam, backed by a Malaysian ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities are hopeful that farmers in Pakngum district, Vientiane, will get an opportunity to export their produce to overseas markets once the Laos-China railway becomes operational.Situated in the south of Vientiane, this small town has abundant fertile soil, especially good ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xaysomboun province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department and the Khamphay Sana Group have begun a feasibility study on the building of tourist facilities on Phou Bia Mountain, hoping to spur interest in environmental protection while also opening up the area to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Electricity generation looks set to take a leading role in supplying Laos with foreign exchange in the coming years, according to data from the Bank of the Lao PDR.The central bank released its latest annual economic report recently, providing readers with ...