Vientiane Times

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told ministries to be proactive in attracting investment from Brunei Darussalam after learning that companies in the oil-rich country want to do business in Laos.Bruneian investors are interested in exporting oil to Laos as well as operating poultry farms and ...

The new Xekoumkam and Xethamuak bridges along National Road No. 9 in Savannakhet province are approaching 80 percent completion with the official in charge expecting to hand over the projects in May.“Construction of the two bridges is now 77.49 percent complete. We expect the work ...

Residents of Sangsai village in Pakngum district, Vientiane, have raised the chronic problems they face with representatives of the National Assembly (NA) and Vientiane People’s Council.Elected officials met local residents yesterday as part of a tour of all 13 villages in Pakngum district from February ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications is planning an Expo to showcase new applications, devices, telecom operators, e-commerce businesses and finance technology as Laos prepares for a digital service industry.Minister of Post and Telecommunications Dr Thansamay Kommasith gave a press conference ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has launched the Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade (LCT) Project, which aims to create an enabling environment for all businesses, including micro, small, and women-owned and managed businesses.The kick-off meeting for the project on Friday ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will upgrade the trade facilitation framework to international standards by May, a top official informed a workshop on Friday.The improvement will be based on the principles, requirements, and conditions outlined in the framework of the Standards to Secure and ...

Visiting Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah have said they highly value the friendly relations and cooperation between their two countries.The Lao premier made an official two-day visit to Brunei Darussalam from February 16-17 at the invitation of the Bruneian ...

The Lao and Chinese governments have signed a funding agreement designed to finance a range of projects under the Mekong-Lancang cooperation framework.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Thongphan Savanphet, and Chinese Ambassador to Laos, Mr Jiang Zaidong, on Friday signed the agreement on the Mekong-Lancang ...

The government and development partners met in Vientiane on Friday to discuss translation of the key recommendations of the 2018 Round Table Meeting into concrete follow-up actions.The annual retreat on the 2019 Round Table process, which also discussed the roadmap towards the 2019 Round Table ...

Education authorities have given approval for some private colleges to raise their status to private education institutes so they can recommence bachelor and higher level courses.Two institutes, Rattana Business Administration College (RBAC) and Sengsavanh Administration College in Vientiane, have now been given the green light ...