Vientiane Times

Xayaboury is once again hosting its annual Elephant Festival with 70 elephants and their mahouts taking part this year and entertaining the crowds with a wide range of activities.The festival, which has been gaining in popularity every year since it first took place in Hongsa ...

Large fines meted out by authorities on slow paying vehicle owners are forcing more to pay their road tax on time and helping to fill the government’s coffers, according to a Taxation Department official.In the past, the government suffered shortfalls from road tax with annual ...

The Ministry of Education and Sports, ChildFund Korea and ChildFund Laos are extending their support to scale up access to basic education in 62 schools in Huameuang district, Huaphan province.The Scaling-up Access to Basic Education in Laos project Phase 2 is supported by ChildFund Korea ...

The Japanese government is providing further grant aid to the Lao government for improvement of the Irrigation Agriculture Project at Tha Ngon farmland in Xaythany district, Vientiane, to ensure food security and commercial farm production.A ground breaking ceremony for the project was held last Thursday, ...

(KPL) The 13th Meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Laos and Cambodia (JC) was held in Vientiane on Feb 22 to evaluate the implementation of the minutes of the 12th JC meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia in December 2014 and exchange points of view on bilateral cooperation ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Members of the public have taken to social media to express their disapproval after a police officer was apparently filmed driving away from the scene of a traffic accident he was involved in.A video circulating on Facebook shows the officer’s Toyota ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Finance will focus on six development frameworks following significant progress in financial development and management in the past year.The six frameworks for 2019 will be aimed at the revision of financial policy, improving regulations for the finance sector, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao fish farmers would be better able to compete with foreign operators if taxes and duties levied on local producers were lower and if the government provided more financing support.Lao fish farms are currently struggling against very stiff competition from foreign ...

The first Lao International Food Expo expects to expand local business export opportunities and encourage enterprises to expand distribution networks for their food products.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Chairman of the Pas Project Company, Mr Souknikorn Lathsavong, said the expo will be held ...

Khammuan provincial authorities have been busy preparing tourist facilities so that this year’s visitors have the most welcoming and enjoyable time possible.Khammuan provincial Information, Culture and Tourism Department representative, Mr Bounthavi Sisombath, told Vientiane Times authorities have done a great many things to improve the province’s infrastructure. More ...