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CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – To rehabilitate the environment and increase forest cover to 70 percent of land by 2020, Champassak provincial authorities are planning to grow trees on 950 hectares this year.Deputy Director of the province’s Agriculture and Forestry Department, Mr Kanha Keobualapha, said ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Meeting the target to draw one million Chinese tourists to Laos in 2019 is achievable, according to a report.Efforts to achieve this ambitious target are being boosted by various promotion campaigns undertaken by Lao and Chinese authorities during the course of Visit ...

BOKEO, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The official handover ceremony of the renovated Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) School in Bokeo province took place recently. The school’s modernisation and extension was financed by grants from the Lao government and the German government through KfW, amounting to nearly EUR ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Laos’ economic growth will remain strong this year, with the under-construction Laos-China railway seen as one of the main driving forces of growth.The global financial institution unveiled the economic forecast for Laos on ...

KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Adventure activities for tourists are planned for Phou Phamarn hill in Khounkham district, Khammuan province, with the project to be undertaken by Green Discovery Laos.Member of the Board of Directors of the Guide Association, Mr Inthy Deuansavanh, who owns Green ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government cabinet has pledged to continue efforts to streamline procedures to better facilitate business operations.The commitment was made as the cabinet concluded its monthly meeting for May which ended yesterday, according to a press statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.The ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has done much in the past year to reduce the negative impacts of natural disasters but faces a number of challenges including budget constraints.Labour authorities admitted they were concerned that they may not achieve their planned target because of the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Bankers’ Association (LBA) is working to upgrade the skills of employees of banks that are members of the association by equipping them with broader understanding of risk management and prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing.The LBA’s Chairman, Mr ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao and Thai ministries are pushing for the construction of two more bridges across the Mekong to ease the transport of goods and travel by members of the public.Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong and his Thai counterpart ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government has set a target of reducing the trade deficit with Vietnam to about US$227 million this year, with the country producing more products for export.The value of imports from Vietnam to Laos is expected to touch US$985.3 million, ...