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VIENTIANE, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — Some two hours’ drive on bumpy roads to the north from Laos’ capital Vientiane lies the village Ban Xor of Sangthong district, settled among the hills.Among the 407 households, or 2,007 residents in the village, half live in poverty with ...

The children of Dakcheung district in Xekong province now have a brand new secondary school, built with 9 billion kip (US$1 million) in grant funding from the Vietnamese government.The school, in Nonsavan village, was officially handed over to Lao authorities last week.The event was attended ...

Authorities in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, are making sure that everything is ready for the expected influx of visitors during the upcoming peak tourist season.District Governor Mr Khamphong Duangvilay told Vientiane Times “We are ready to welcome visitors and have prepared a full range of amenities, including ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Friday expressed confidence that the economy would pick up next year as a number of mega investment projects will kick into gear.Addressing the National Assembly, the premier unveiled a list of large-scale investment projects that could ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos needs about 27 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for development in 2020 to ensure the country’s steady economic growth.Of this amount, 4,750 billion kip, or 10.2 percent of the total, will be taken from the domestic budget, Deputy ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos’ central bank will tackle challenges to ensure the stability of the kip and prevent it weakening further against the Thai baht, and ensure the rate of inflation stays below 5 per cent.Responding to questions about currency management from National Assembly ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Youth representatives from the Mekong-Lancang countries are meeting in Vientiane to discuss future cooperation and share their experiences of diplomatic operations.The Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Young Diplomats Forum is taking place from November 14-18. The opening meeting was attended by the Acting Director ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – A workshop on “Network for Agriculture and Rural Development Think-tanks for Countries in the Mekong sub-region” provided a platform for stakeholders to discuss their work plans.The workshop took place on Wednesday and was chaired by the Deputy Director General of the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Eight leading companies from the South Korea are hoping to expand their market and business opportunities in Laos by selling their products here or finding business representatives in Laos.Business operators from the two countries met for talks in Vientiane last week ...

(KPL) The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will focus on modernizing the agricultural sector and focusing on fresh, clean, organic products for domestic and export markets, has said Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.The Ministry will attach attention to supporting families, small and medium enterprises in ...