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LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Families living in Luang Namtha province, through which the under-construction Laos-China railway will pass, are united in their approval of the project and are ready to embrace the development opportunities that will come their way.People here understand that the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to work with its development partners to build capacity around occupational security and safety and related diseases of workers at construction sites.Director General of the Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Phongsaysack ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has created two national parks in northern and central Laos to protect forests, biodiversity, natural beauty and the country’s geological development.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith signed two prime ministerial decrees last month, giving birth to the Nam Et–Phou Louey Park ...

Laos’ Boten Specific Economic Zone (SEZ) is enjoying strong interest from Chinese investors as the Lao-China railway nears completion, but local villagers are fearful of the rapid change. They say that the development will be good for the Chinese, but not for the Laotians who ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is in need of intensive cooperation amongst all parties concerned to promote various key measures to boost its world ranking in ease of doing business after the government was unable to meet its target.Last year, the government had committed to ...

(KPL) In 2019 and 2020, the Economic growth in the Lao PDR  is expected to remain stable at 6.5% supported by the expanding agriculture, energy, industry, and services sectors, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said in its latest report.The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 forecasts ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has taken a step towards the development of electric vehicle systems with the launch of a pilot project for vehicle battery charging stations.The Ministry of Energy and Mines is set to work with the private sector on the project as ...

LUANG NAMTHA, Loas (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Nam Ou river in northern Laos will eventually have seven hydropower plants, with some already complete and generating electricity for public use.All of these dams will be completed by 2020 with electricity from these plants to provide 42 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Consumers wanting to purchase local One District, One Product (ODOP) offerings and other quality handmade items now have a convenient retail outlet with the opening of the Laos ODOP Consignment Centre.The centre, located on the first floor of the Vientiane Center ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Thailand’s Heritage Snack & Food Company Limited is eyeing a larger share of the market in Laos after having exported its products to this region for several years.“We started the import of healthy food products under the Heritage brand, such as ...