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The recently renovated That Luang stupa and Horphakeo will be the centre of attraction during religious events taking place throughout the ongoing That Luang Festival.An opening ceremony for the festival took place on Tuesday evening and was attended by senior government officials, the wives of the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A villagers’ group in Oudomxay province is meeting with great success in selling different sized bags and cotton products, both locally and in Japan.The bags are made from a jungle vine called kheuapiad and have proved particularly popular with Japanese buyers ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The That Luang Festival scheduled from November 5-11 will give local businesses the chance to display their One District, One Product (ODOP) goods as well as showcasing Lao traditions to an international audience, according to the city’s vice mayor.Mr Sihoun Sitthileuxay ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 200 handicraft business units from all over the country are displaying a wide range of traditional and modern products at the Lao Handicraft Festival in Vientiane.The nine-day festival, with the theme “Promote Lao Handicrafts through Tourism”, was officially opened ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao and Yunnan (China) enterprises need more cooperation in order to attract trading, investment and tourism to Laos.The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) in cooperation with the Yunnan enterprise office to Laos on Tuesday held a Lao and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Engineering experts in the fields of construction and architecture learnt more about the smart construction industry during a seminar held on Tuesday on the 4th industrial revolution and digital transformation.The event was organised by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) office ...

The Lao capital Vientiane has been named as one of seven best cities in the world for walking tours by Booking.com Japan.Booking.com Japan is a Japanese arm of Booking.com, a Dutch travel fare aggregator website and travel metasearch engine for lodging reservations.According to Booking.com Japan’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The number of domestic and foreign tourists holidaying in Laos during the first nine months of this year increased compared to the same period last year, while visitor numbers from some countries that had slowed in recent years were also up.More ...

According to a notice issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday, nine of Laos’s border checkpoints will discontinue providing visa on arrival services to tourists.The notice orders the closure of visa on arrival units at nine border checkpoints:Pang Hok (Phongsaly Province) bordering ChinaNam Soy ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – It is time for old-fashioned media outlets, especially newspapers, radio and television, to fall in line with modern-day working methods and the changing demands of society. This should be reflected in content, online platforms, methodology and marketing.This was the message from ...