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According to the provincial finance department, by the end of June 2018 technologies have been applied to manage fees at tourist sites in Luang Pranbang, either at provincial, city or district levels in cooperation with the department of taxationMore ...

The World Heritage Site of Vat Phou in Champassak province in southern Laos is a stunning testament to ancient culture and ingenuity of the country’s ancestors, yet remains relatively quiet with just a trickle of local and foreign visitors compared to its potential appeal. More ...

Xaysomboun province is still facing many challenges to get tourist attractions up to speed and attract more visitors to the province. Tourist attraction development has faced challenges from insufficient infrastructure, especially poor roads linking towns to districts, districts to villages and villages to tourism sites, ...

Following Savannakhet’s declaration of Kaysone Phomvihane district as a city in May, the province is upgrading popular tourism sites in three districts in a bid to attract more visitors. The three sites earmarked for improvement are Dong Natad National Protected Area in Kaysone Phomvihane city, ...

Luang Prabang City: A multitude of local and international visitors have flocked to see and experience the many interesting activities on show via Luang Prabang Ngam Thae Oh (Oh Luang Prabang, You’re Simply Beautiful) events being held in the World Heritage City.More ...

Other Mekong-Lancang countries are more likely to receive increased visitors from China if the region offers up delicious local food for them to enjoy, according to a Chinese media executive.   More ...

Media organisations from the six Mekong-Lancang River countries have signed cooperation agreements to promote mutual benefits from media cooperation, enhance promotion for regional tourism and the development of new media. Under the theme “Cooperation in the Mekong-Lancang Community for a bright future”, the 2018 Mekong-Lancang ...

Visiting traditional weaving villages and caves, exploring nature, looking at old wooden houses and enjoying the view from the top of Phouphadeng hill are some of the delights in store for tourists when they visit Nambak and Ngoy districts in Luang Prabang province.More  ...

Luang Namtha provincial authorities have given the green light to a local company to develop a 30 hectare Culture Park in Pae village, Luang Namtha district that is set to be completed in 2021. The project is valued more than 129.2 billion kip (US$ 15.3 ...

VIENTIANE, June 28 (Xinhua) — Laos has begun to witness improvements in non-resource exports amid declining mining output and a government policy to boost growth in the manufacturing sector, local daily Vientiane Times on Thursday quoted a World Bank report as saying.More ...