Vientiane Times

The Japanese government is funding a grant aid project worth US$17.8 million to improve the water supply system in Luang Prabang city, under a grant agreement signed in Vientiane on Thursday.The agreement was signed by the Director General of the Department of International Cooperation of ...

Government officials and Laos’ United Nations development partners met in Vientiane to assess the country’s vulnerability in the lead up to graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in collaboration with the Lao government and the United ...

Laos and Vietnam plan to jointly promote tourism through various activities aimed at drawing more visitors to the two countries.Senior officials from Laos’ four southern provinces and the central and southern provinces of Vietnam, as well as tourism-related business operators, recently discussed the initiative at ...

The Chinese government has awarded 50 scholarships to outstanding local students and those from disadvantaged remote areas so they can study for bachelor and master’s degrees in China. The scholarships were announced last week at the Confucius Institute on the National University of Laos (NUOL) campus ...

Hundreds of people received free eye tests at the Ophthalmology Centre in Vientiane on Tuesday while some people with cataracts had them removed free of charge.A representative of the Fred Hollows Foundation, Mr Phonesavanh Yangxiayee, told Vientiane Times the free eye tests and surgery were ...

The Lao Red Cross National Blood Transfusion Centre is calling for more people to donate blood in order to meet the increasing need for blood transfusions at hospitals around country.In recent years the centre has collected an average of 55,000 bags of blood annually, but ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Friday led education officials nationwide in celebrating the 25th National Teachers’ Day, which falls on October 7.Speaking at a ceremony held at the National University of Laos’ Dongdok campus, Mr Thongloun, on behalf of the government, ...

Savannakhet province: Government officials led by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone on Wednesday delivered emergency supplies worth over 161 million kip to communities in Xonbouly district that suffered in the recent floods.Dr Sonexay, who is Chairman of the National Ad Hoc Committee in charge ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A ride hailing service operating in Laos will be represented at the Mekong Innovation Startup in Tourism (MIST) meeting in Thailand next week.LOCA, a Lao startup and a major player in the ride hailing business in Laos, has been selected to ...

More and more students are considering studying in Japan and are interested in obtaining information on ways to achieve this.The Study in Japan Fair 2019 held at the National University of Laos (NUOL) in Vientiane on Wednesday provided an opportunity for students to learn about ...