Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Although the government has made significant improvements to the business environment in Laos, progress remains slow when compared to the need for trade and investment promotion.This was the message from the Vice President of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Power company representatives from Laos and South Korea recently met in Vientiane to discuss the potential of power industry cooperation and development in Laos.The Korea-Laos business meeting was held recently in Vientiane and co-organised by Korea Nuclear Partners Co. (KNP), Korea ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Cambodia have pulled back their troops from an unsettled border area in Mounlapamok district, Champassak province, with the operation completed within the planned timeframe.The pullback took place in line with the agreement reached by military delegations from the two ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Rice mill owners in Laos have sought the State sector’s intervention to stabilise the retail price of rice in markets, but the authorities are continuing to wait so they can monitor the situation for a little longer.Rice mills are facing problems ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The cabinet has named the management of currency exchange as one of its top priorities in the coming months, as the gap between the official and market exchange rates widens.According to a media release issued at the end of the cabinet’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Border patrol soldiers in Bokeo province on Wednesday seized over 2.5 million amphetamine pills being transported by two longboats across the Mekong River in Huayxai district, after the boatmen fled on foot when they were apprehended.A police officer in charge of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has established a committee to promote agricultural productivity for supply to domestic and export markets, while tackling illegal imports along borders.The government will also inspect agricultural products imported from neighbouring countries to determine which can be produced domestically, to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Cambodia have agreed to pull back their military personnel from an area in Mounlapamok, Champassak province, where the two countries have yet to install border markers.The troops will leave the area between 8am and 11am on Thursday this week.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane provincial authorities have warned they will revoke the licences of investors who have not made progress in the development of their concession projects.Speaking on the occasion of his recent appointment to the post, provincial Governor Mr Khamphanh Sitthidampha told the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tourism officials from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) are discussing a draft plan on tourism development in the triangle area covering 13 provinces of the three countries.The talks are taking place in Pakxe, Champassak province, during the 3rd Working Group Meeting ...