Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – City authorities have unveiled a new vision for the capital, aiming for it to be a city of peace and happiness in the coming years.According to the vision statement, which was this week issued from the Vientiane Mayoral Office and published ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Tourism Police Department has dismissed an allegation accusing police officers of unlawfully fining and charging some Korean tourists. The dismissal came after a video clip of an incident, which was apparently made by a tour guide operator, was posted and circulated ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Various government sectors are facing challenges in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially the integration of the goals into indicators for the national socio-economic development plan (NSEDP).This issue was a key topic tabled for discussion among experts from government sectors ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – An African swine fever outbreak in neighbouring countries has created worries among consumers in Laos, leading to a sudden decrease in consumption of pork.Fear among consumers increased after Lao authorities detected the virus in imported pork, entrails and bones. The government ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government bonds are available for trade on the Lao Securities Exchange (LSX) from March 25 to April 5, with payment of interest twice a year.The bonds have been divided into different tenures, for example, tenures of one year, three years, five ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Investment between China and Laos has witnessed solid development since the two countries formed the Laos-China Economic and Trade Promotion Association (LCEPA) for cooperation in the sector.Close neighbourly relations between the Lao and Chinese people and both governments are the basis ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Development Group Co Ltd will start a study on the investment and development opportunities of renewable energy solar power plants in provinces next month, following an agreement with the state sector.The company signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Institution ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government will propose changes to the Law on Tax as it looks for new ways and mechanisms to collect revenue more effectively.The monthly cabinet, which was held last week under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, agreed in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has expressed its support for joint policy studies to promote development cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong sub-region that can create mutual benefit for member countries.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khamphao Eunthavanh expressed the government’s view in her address at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and the US celebrated the successful completion of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) LUNA II project to boost Lao trade facilitation and economic integration at a ceremony in Vientiane on Friday.The event, co-chaired by Minister of Industry and ...