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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is in need of intensive cooperation amongst all parties concerned to promote various key measures to boost its world ranking in ease of doing business after the government was unable to meet its target.Last year, the government had committed to ...

(KPL) In 2019 and 2020, the Economic growth in the Lao PDR  is expected to remain stable at 6.5% supported by the expanding agriculture, energy, industry, and services sectors, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said in its latest report.The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 forecasts ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has taken a step towards the development of electric vehicle systems with the launch of a pilot project for vehicle battery charging stations.The Ministry of Energy and Mines is set to work with the private sector on the project as ...

LUANG NAMTHA, Loas (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Nam Ou river in northern Laos will eventually have seven hydropower plants, with some already complete and generating electricity for public use.All of these dams will be completed by 2020 with electricity from these plants to provide 42 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Consumers wanting to purchase local One District, One Product (ODOP) offerings and other quality handmade items now have a convenient retail outlet with the opening of the Laos ODOP Consignment Centre.The centre, located on the first floor of the Vientiane Center ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Thailand’s Heritage Snack & Food Company Limited is eyeing a larger share of the market in Laos after having exported its products to this region for several years.“We started the import of healthy food products under the Heritage brand, such as ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, on Monday launched an inaugural flight from Laos to Singapore, marking the start of its three weekly flights from Luang Prabang and Vientiane to Singapore.The flights will connect to Laos from Singapore departing at ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to stand with the government as it implements its green growth initiative, according to a senior Bank official.“The green growth vision laid out by the government will be key to ensuring that economic growth ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Malaysia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase their interactions and initiate deeper defence cooperation in ways that will serve the common interests of the two countries.According to Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence, the MOU was signed during ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) — Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Duangdy yesterday advised the post and telecommunications sector to continue developing and expanding the nation’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure.He especially recommended the use of new technology to forge closer links with the region and countries ...