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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has expressed its support for joint policy studies to promote development cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong sub-region that can create mutual benefit for member countries.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khamphao Eunthavanh expressed the government’s view in her address at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and the US celebrated the successful completion of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) LUNA II project to boost Lao trade facilitation and economic integration at a ceremony in Vientiane on Friday.The event, co-chaired by Minister of Industry and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Teachers and students from Vetsaphong Skills Development and Testing Centre and artists of the Support Arts and Crafts International Center of Thailand exchanged information on wood carving techniques during the “Cross Cultural Craft 2019 project”.The three-day workshop, which was a collaboration ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – This media item reports to the public, especially Cambodian people and international community with erroneous information leading to misunderstanding on the position of each side, affecting particularly policy and efforts of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to solve ...

The government should promote investment which helps to create jobs and income for local people, according to the Lao National Economic Research Institute.The institute, which serves as an economic policy thinktank, made the recommendation to the government in its latest economic update, which was unveiled ...

(KPL) The government has assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to implement an e-Visa project aiming to help foreign visitors apply for the Lao visa online.The e-visa service is expected to be put into operation in June this year to make visa application easier for foreigners wishing ...

VIENTIANE, March 22 (Xinhua) — The Lao government has made a preparation and prevention paper in response to recent swine fever outbreaks in neighboring countries and possible risks they might pose, especially to Laos’ border areas, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Friday.An importation ban ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – As the Lao economy continues to record impressive annual growth of 6 percent to 7 percent, numerous foreign firms in the construction materials sector are now keen to expand their operations.The Lao government is currently working to improve the business environment ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National University of Laos’ (NUOL) Faculty of Engineering has announced it will hold its 15th National Robot Design Contest in March next year.The announcement was made at a 2-day workshop on applied microprocessors for robot design that began yesterday in ...

A new rest area for motorists in Xeno, Savannakhet province has opened for public service this week after completion of the project.The facility was built in previously vacant space at the junction of National Road No.13 and National Road 9W in Xeno, the capital of ...