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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – It is out with the old and in with the new for many Lao people right now as preparations get underway for the annual fun and festivities of Pi Mai Lao (Lao New Year) over April 14-16.Pi Mai is arguably the ...

CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) -The Ministry of Science and Technology held a press conference last Friday to announce the programme of the Intellectual Property Fair 2019 which will take place in Champassak province from April 24-28.The fair will feature about 162 booths promoting Laos and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has made a commitment to take the key recommendations of Mekong River Commission (MRC) members and relevant stakeholders into account when designing and building the Pak Lai hydropower project, according to a senior official.Speaking at a session in Vientiane ...

The Ministry of Justice is rolling out a major training programme to professionalise policymakers at the local level to put in place regulatory environments that foster the development of Lao businesses and communities. The programme is led by the Centre for Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA Centre) ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane province has always been popular with visitors and now provincial authorities are preparing special activities over Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) to ensure that everyone who visits has a truly memorable time. The province’s Vangvieng and Meuangfeuang districts are the ...

VIENTIANE, April 10 (Xinhua) — China will assist 30 villages in northern Laos’ Luang Prabang Province and central Vientiane Province to improve infrastructure.A meeting minutes of site inspection over feasibility study of the China-aided poverty reduction demonstration villages project in Laos was signed on Tuesday ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – People around the country are excitedly preparing to celebrate the Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) over four days of rituals and revelry next week.Meanwhile, in anticipation of the usual road carnage, state and private organisations are working together to try ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Livestock and Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has urged officials posted along the Chinese and Vietnamese borders to stringently inspect for illegal pig and pork imports during Lao New Year.The holiday period is an important event ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Kong district in the southern province of Champassak looks set to become a new model in the implementation of one-stop services and the improvement of business registration, which provinces nationwide should learn from.District authorities have established a one-stop service in each ...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has given the green light for loans in Sri Lanka, totalling $280 million, and Laos, which will receive $40 million.Meanwhile the $40 million loan for Laos will go towards improving an important section of National Road 13, which will ...