Vientiane Times

Rural areas of Oudomxay province are to get support for educational development through the ‘Support and Promotion of Education Sectors in Rural Areas’ project, a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Sports and Asia Children to Laos.More ...

Continuing economic growth and the notable progress in poverty reduction are milestones in the country’s progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This progress was highlighted by the National Steering Committee for SDG Implementation at its second meeting held on Wednesday to discuss Laos’ ...

The Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union and the Young Communists’ Union of Cuba (UJC-Union De Jovenes Comunistas De Cuba) have deepened their friendship through a new cooperation agreement. The agreement on exchange and cooperation between the two parties was signed in Vientiane yesterday More ...

Soukhoungheuang company plans to sell 12,000 tonnnes of bananas harvested from its farmland concession in Savannakhet province to Russia. The Vietnamese company plans to invest US$38 million in growing fruit trees on about 5,500 hectares in Nong district, Savannakhet province, and has cleared 1,900 hectares ...

The government has adopted measures to stimulate economic growth while also taking steps to curb inflation, which could cause hardship if it spirals higher.More ...

The Ministry of Education and Sports has asked state and private colleges to submit proposals for reopening bachelor and higher-level programmes after colleges were temporarily banned from offering such courses in the 2013-14 academic year. Several state and private colleges in Vientiane and the provinces ...

Representatives of development partners and line departments of the Ministry of Health met yesterday in Vientiane to discuss point-of-entry preparedness to prevent the spread of disease in Laos.More ...

Authorities in charge have announced an ambitious plan to plant trees on 27,000 hectares this year in an attempt to increase forest cover and mark the annual National Arbour Day, which falls on June 1.More ...

The Ministry of Education and Sports plans to increase opportunities for rural children to access education by building more classrooms and teachers’ dormitories.The initiative was announced at a meeting held by the ministry in the run up to International Children’s Day and National Arbour Day ...

Huaphan authorities have been told to speed up socio-economic development and address corruption in the northern province. During his recent working trip to the province, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told leading provincial officials to work harder in their leadership role to fight poverty, contributing ...