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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Board of Directors of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is keen to improve the overall business environment in Laos and thereby boost the economy.That was the message as the Board of Management consulted with its members ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tourism representatives from Laos and China met in Vientiane last week to share their experiences of tourism services as part of exchanges to strengthen cooperation in the field.The event was part of China Culture Week, which took place from May 30 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao food and beverage producers are seeking to forge deeper inroads into international markets in a bid to grow their business and sales volume.Ten Lao food and beverage firms ranging from coffee processors to ice-cream makers last week exhibited their products ...

KUNMING, June 2 (Xinhua) — Cross-border renminbi (RMB) cash transfer has exceed 100 million yuan (14.5 million U.S. dollars) in the Mohan-Boten Economic Cooperation Zone between China and Laos, through a specially built road tunnel.The RMB cash transfer in the region has supported Chinese companies ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The legislative bodies of Laos and Cambodia should continue to encourage their respective governments to address border issues to allow the completion of border marker installation.This proposal was made at a bilateral meeting between high-level delegations from the Lao National Assembly ...

TOKYO (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Upholding and strengthening existing international rules is the best way to overcome today’s challenges, while seeking a new world order can be an option in addressing emerging issues, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told an international conference in Japan on Friday.The conference ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Party and state leaders and members of the public planted thousands of saplings on National Arbour Day on Saturday, giving a huge boost to the government’s effort to increase forest cover to 70 per cent by 2020.Vice President Phankham Viphavanh, other ...

TOKYO — Laos borrows from China and other countries only for projects that are both necessary and economically viable, the country’s prime minister said on Friday, pushing back against international warnings about his government’s debt to Asia’s emerging superpower.“If we don’t borrow, Laos, as a ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A Chinese company, Yunnan Haicheng Industrial Group Co., Ltd., is investigating the possibility of agricultural investment in Phongsaly province after already operating ventures in Bokeo, Luang Namtha, and Oudomxay provinces.Under the arrangements made with Phongsaly provincial authorities, the company will spend ...

Efficient farming practices in Khammuan province have seen many communities designated as ‘model agricultural villages’ because they have driven up the production of agricultural goods and increased the amount of produce sold to neighbouring provinces and regions.  The province’s agriculture officials said the establishment of model ...