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Businesses that make signs and billboards will have their operations suspended if they continue to break the regulations regarding content and language.The closure of their operations, whether temporary or permanent, will not exempt them from the fulfilment of their duties or payment of debts owed ...

The government has ordered action to further improve the business environment and offer additional incentives aimed at boosting investment in special and specific economic zones (SEZs) amid growing competition in neighbouring countries.A recent survey suggests that Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand have also established SEZs and ...

The government has agreed with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to implement the Occupational Safety and Health in Laos Supply Chains project, which aims to protect workers.A Memorandum of Cooperation Agreement on the project was signed in Vientiane on Tuesday between the Ministry of Labour ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a feasibility study of the planned expressway linking Vientiane and Pakxe, Section IV. This section will run from Road No. 15 in Saravan ...

(KPL) Hyundai Motors has donated US$ 100,000 to help flood relief efforts in provinces across Laos.The handover ceremony was held in Vientiane Capital on October 24, 2018 between Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khampheng Saysompheng and General Manager of Hyundai Motors Asia Region Choi ...

(KPL) The Laos Energy Efficient Data Center (LEED) has been handed over to the Ministry of Science and Technology.The handover ceremony took place on 26 Oct More ...

Tourism officials in northern provinces last week learnt about the evaluation of Asean Community Based Tourism Standards with regard to major tourist sites.The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism together with staff from Bokeo, Oudomxay and Luang Prabang tourism departments convened three training sessions on ...

Laos needs to overcome the pressing issue of inequality as the country prepares to abandon its Least Developed Country (LDC) status supposedly by 2024, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said.Inequality remains one of the major challenges in Laos, the UN agency said as ...

Lao officials and representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are meeting in Vientiane to discuss ways to improve coordination between emergency medical teams.Better coordination is necessary to integrate the services provided by these teams to ensure the quality and timeliness of medical care for ...

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the ongoing promotion of the tourism sector even though the Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign will soon come to a close.More ...