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    Vinachem to withdraw from loss-making mining project in Laos

    State-owned Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) has decided to pull out of a loss-making potassium salt mining and processing project in Laos’ province of Khammuane after pouring trillions of Vietnamese dong into the megaproject for 15 years, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported.The withdrawal will result ...

    Vietnamnet

    Laos villagers rebuild their lives after shocking dam collapse

    A little over six months ago the world watched in horror as a massive dam wall collapsed in Laos.It was late July 2018 and powerful flash floods caused by the collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower dam hit more than 13,000 people in the southern ...

    Tiamkare Thitithamtada, IFRC

    Vientiane Bans Sale of Alcohol before 4pm

    In a drastic move to promote health and safety among members of Lao society, the Mayor of Vientiane has taken measures to ban the sale of alcohol or alcoholic beverages in the capital before 4pm.According to a Decision issued 21 December 2018 by the Office ...

    Lao Post

    Laos, Vietnam boost partnership in energy development

    HANOI (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Vietnam will further cooperate on electricity trading after a leading committee from Laos’ Ministry of Energy and Mines met with officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi, Vietnam.The visit was led by Minister of Energy and ...

    News Desk

    New HIV infections in Laos double over past year

    VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The number of people newly infected with HIV in 2018 was double the number in 2017 among at-risk groups, according to a health official.Country Programme Manager of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Laos, Ms Chintana Somkhane, said records showed that from 1990-2018 ...

    Souksamai Boulom

    Laos strengthens minimum wage fixing process

    VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is working with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to devise recommendations for setting the minimum wage in Laos.The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare ...

    News Desk

    Lao Chamber to open SME service centre in Champassak

    CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is expanding the Small and Medium Enterprises Service Cente (SSC) to Champassak province to strengthen the capacity of SMEs in the four southern provinces.Senior officials from the SME Promotion Department of the ...

    News Desk

    Laos-Vietnam border a pivotal part of development

    Vehicles regularly carry goods into Laos from the sea port in Thanh Hoa province of Vietnam, about 250 kilometres from Huaphan province. The amount of incoming traffic is not large but the border is heavily congested with trucks ferrying goods into both countries.More ...

    Times Reporters

    New rules issued for Lao-foreign marriages

    New guidelines have been issued advising foreign nationals of additional rules they must comply with if they wish to marry a Lao citizen.Minister of Home Affairs Mr Khammanh Souvileuth signed the guidelines on January 28, authorising home affairs officials to request several supporting documents from ...

    Ekaphone Phouthonesy

    Laos, Japan celebrate 20 years of legal, judicial cooperation

    The Lao and Japanese governments have highlighted 20 years of achievement in cooperation to strengthen the legal and judicial sectors in Laos, especially with regard to human resource development.The results were reported during a ceremony on Tuesday to recognise Japan’s contribution from 1998-2018.More ...

    Phomphong Laoin

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