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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – President Bounnhang Vorachit called for more Lao workers to be employed by the Laos-China Railway Project when he visited a section of the railway under construction in Vientiane on Friday. According to project reports, about 16,000 people are employed in the construction of ...

Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam have urged fellow Mekong River Commission member Laos to address cross-border and environmental impact issues following consultations on its Pak Lay hydropower dam project.On Thursday, the MRC member countries agreed on a statement on the proposed project, after they concluded a ...

Laos has added a new section to its penal code that criminalizes animal abuse.This section appears in the latest version of the country’s penal code, which was promulgated by the Lao Government on November 18, 2018.Article 353 of the updated penal code states that individuals who ...

The Bank of Thailand and the Bank of Laos PDR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the areas of financial innovation and payments systems in Chiang Rai yesterday after the meeting of the 5th Asean Finance Ministers’ and Central Governors’ Meeting ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 30 delegates from nine Asean member states, the European Union (EU), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and air transport experts met in Vientiane recently to discuss issues related to passenger protection, review air transport practices, and brainstorm possible solutions.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Senior economic officials from 10 Asean member countries, the Asean Secretariat and four negotiating partnerships met in Vientiane this week to review the progress of the implementation of economic activities.The Second Meeting of the Asean Senior Economic Officials for the Fiftieth ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – While Laos has seen improvements in communicable disease control, the sector needs to train more doctors and nurses in the field in order to maintain the overall health of the population. Training will be an opportunity to introduce the epidemic prevention platform, ...

(KPL) Two World Bank projects, currently helping the Lao PDR to build climate resilient infrastructure and respond to flood-affected areas of the country, will receive additional financing totaling USD$50 million.Financing will become available through a special Crisis Response Window allocation from the International Development Association ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have approved a joint venture company which will invest in a waste management project to produce renewable energy and commercially viable by-products.The Vientiane Waste Management Project will be located in Naphasouk village at km 32 in Xaythany district, with ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will strive to achieve imports and exports of more than US$11 billion this fiscal year, including exports of US$5.516 billion and imports of US$5.775 billion.These figures were outlined on Tuesday at the annual meeting in Vientiane of the industry ...