Vientiane Times
Lao workers upgrade status in Thailand as deadline looms
Lao authorities are cooperating with Thailand as the southern neighbour’s Labour Ministry hastened the registration of nearly 170,000 undocumented migrant labourers in the country. Thailand’s Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo said the ministry’s one-stop service centres would have 169,517 migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar legally ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Medics make stand against dengue fever
Over 100 local people and officials gathered in Vientiane on Saturday for activities to mark Asean Dengue Day and support Laos’ battle against the deadly virus, with 1,089 cases and two deaths reported so far this year. The activities took place at the Xaysavang village club ...
Vientiane Times
Red Cross appeals for more volunteers on World Blood Donor Day
Vientiane schoolchildren, soldiers, police and government officials regularly give blood to supply the country’s hospitals, with blood especially needed by road accident victims. But supply does not meet demand, largely because of the increasing number of injuries caused by road accidents. The rapid increase in the number ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Laos’ economic growth robust, but at risk due to high public debt: WB
Economic growth in Laos has seen robust expansion compared to regional peers but the country is still at risk due to high public debt, with growth in the share of debt on less concessional terms, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Lao ...
Vientiane Times
China-SE Asia Expo kicks off to promote regional trade, investment
The fifth China-South Asia Expo kicked off on Thursday in southwest China’s Yunnan province to promote trade and investment between China and countries in South and Southeast Asia. Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone led a Lao delegation comprising officials and businesses to the event, the ...
Vientiane Times
Lao Youth Union goes hi-tech with studio production training
Lao Youth Union (LYU) officials are attending a training course on studio production as part of an information technology capacity-building project taking place in Vientiane. The two-week course runs from June 11-23 and is part of a larger information technology programme supported by the Korea ...
Vientiane Times
Laos proposes new Mekong hydropower project
Laos will undertake a prior consultation with Mekong River Commission (MRC) members over a new Mekong hydropower project, the MRC Secretariat announced this week. The Mekong River Commission Secretariat released a media statement on Thursday, saying that it had received an official notification from the Lao ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Thai government supporting Lao human trafficking victims
The Thai government has promised continuing support to Laos for construction of the Laos-Thailand Friendship Social Development Centre in Vientiane to help victims of human trafficking in the country. The new Ambassador of Thailand to Laos, Mr Kiattikhun Chartprasert this week confirmed a forecast budget ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Tourism in Laos thriving, given small population size
The number of people visiting Laos is high compared to neighbouring countries if the nation’s population size is taken into account, as tourist arrivals are more than half the size of the total population of Laos. Although the number of visitors has dipped slightly, the ...
Vientiane Times
ACMECS leaders to review economic cooperation strategy
The leaders of Ayeyawady, Chao Phraya, Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) member countries will meet at its 8th Summit in Bangkok, Thailand from June 15-16 to review the economic cooperation strategy. On the same occasion, the leaders will also meet at the 9th Cambodia, Laos, ...
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