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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to work with other Asean member countries to guarantee the quality and safety of traditional medicine.This was the message at the ongoing meeting of the 31st Asean Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality on Traditional Medicines and Health ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and China have signed a new package of cooperation documents, which is expected to take collaboration between the two nations to new heights.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this week that President Bounnhang Vorachit and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Asean nations met with development partners on Monday to discuss the humanitarian impact of anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions, and explosive remnants of war.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Laos joined with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international experts, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A delegation from the Ministry of Home Affairs last week attended an Asean meeting in Thailand on regional cooperation in civil service affairs.Director General of the Performance Appraisal and Civil Service Development Department, Mr Bounchanh Niyavong, led the delegation attending the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More care needs to be taken with regard to the Xong River in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, as untreated wastewater and sewerage is being discharged by hotels, guesthouses and restaurants that line the river.Vangvieng is a tourist hotspot and the scenic ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is hoping to raise the profile of domestic products in regional and international markets through the annual Made in Laos Fair with a focus on trade, business-matching and training sessions.This year, the 6th Made in Laos will take place at ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao garment industry is hoping the use of new sewing machine technology will enable it to overcome the ongoing issue of labour shortages.This was the message on Tuesday when the Association of the Lao Garment Industry (ALGI) in cooperation with ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The total number of domestic and foreign tourists declined slightly in the first three months of this year compared to the same period last year, but the number of Chinese visitors increased significantly.More than one million people vacationed in Laos in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials and employees of various organisations and companies gathered in central Vientiane early yesterday morning to take part in a walk to celebrate International Labour Day.The annual ritual is organised by the Lao Federation of Trade Unions and takes place ...

(KPL) The Lao Front for National Development (LFND) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have organized a workshop on improving situation of vulnerable children.President of the Lao Front for National Development (LFND) Saysomphone Phomvihane and UNICEF Representative Octavian Bivol have participated a 2-day (April 24-26, 2019) workshop in ...