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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The Asian Development Bank is providing US$47 million for infrastructure development in Vangvieng district and around the Nam Ngum reservoir to accommodate the growth of tourism in Vientiane province.Director of Vientiane province’s Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Khamfong Buathong, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos’ current account deficit is expected to widen to 12 per cent in 2019 as imports are projected to grow faster than exports, according to a recent report from the World Bank.The rising trade deficit is driven by strong demand for ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The Champassak provincial Small and Medium Enterprises Service Centre (SSC) aims to strengthen the capacity of SMEs in the southern provinces towards business expansion and enhanced competition in the region.The centre was officially opened on Wednesday. The ceremony was attended by ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will no longer issue operating licences to manufacturing plants that use plastic waste as a raw material, as part of efforts to improve standards in the processing industry.Minister of Industry and Commerce Ms Khemmani Pholsena ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos expects to import electric vehicles next year to support the government’s move to minimise the use of fossil fuels.The import of electric vehicles will follow the government’s order for a pilot project, EV Lao Company Limited Deputy Managing Director, Mr ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is targeting an increase in trade in electricity with Vietnam on a year-on-year basis after the two sides reached agreements on developing energy and mining projects and electricity trading contracts earlier this year.Electricity exports to Vietnam will include those sourced ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, along with deputy ministers and ministry officials, yesterday visited and encouraged Chinese tourists who were hospitalised after being injured in a bus accident on Monday.The accident victims are receiving treatment at the Lao People’s Army ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) of South Korea will provide about US$7.5 million to Laos from 2019 to 2023 to improve maternal, newborn and child health in three provinces.A funding agreement was signed in Vientiane on Tuesday by the Director ...

Health officials and local authorities need to provide more information about sexual and reproductive health services for young people in the hope of reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies.Unwanted pregnancies are one reason that women cannot get work outside the home and have limited prospects ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Thai governments are planning to build another “friendship” bridge to link their countries across the Mekong, bringing Vientiane province closer to the neighbouring Thai province of Loei, according to the new governor of Vientiane province.Speaking to the media ...