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Laos Ranked 42nd Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change
Laos has been ranked as the 42nd most vulnerable country to climate change. This is due to the country’s proneness to climate-related hazards. Laos’ susceptibility to natural disasters manifested again last week with flooding in Phongsaly province. Several districts suffered from the loss of crops, breaking of ...
The Laotian Times
Tourism development an uphill battle in Xaysomboun
Xaysomboun province is still facing many challenges to get tourist attractions up to speed and attract more visitors to the province. Tourist attraction development has faced challenges from insufficient infrastructure, especially poor roads linking towns to districts, districts to villages and villages to tourism sites, ...
Viendavanh Banphahaksa
Regional recognition hopes as app puts heart in IT
Designed to facilitate charity donations via smartphone, the BCEL One Heart app has won recognition via The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) annual awards. BCEL One Heart took out the competition’s top award over eight teams.More ...
Vientiane Times
Turn on to LAOSAT, TV broadcasters told
Lao state and private television broadcasters are being requested to utilise the country’s own Laos-Pacific Pacific Satellite Co., Ltd. (LAOSAT). Government policy requires that domestic agencies currently utilising equivalent satellite services from abroad make the switch to use Laos’ very own satellite, deputy manager of the ...
Vientiane Times
Ancient shafts shed light on Sepon’s mining history
A team of Lao-Australian archaeologists have discovered evidence that shows the current site of Sepone mine in the central province of Savannakhet was already an mining site as early as a thousand years ago. Remarkable discoveries of artefacts and evidence of ancient mining at the ...
Vientiane Times
Billions allocated to small, medium enterprise promotion
More than 2,715.8 billion kip will be sourced and allocated for the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SME) to facilitate better access to finance to grow their businesses. In this regard, the government will allocate 200 billion kip from the state budget. The remaining ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Growth projections push Bolaven Plateu airport feasibility study
A Chinese firm is carrying out a feasibility study for the development of a new township on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos to support a number of mega projects. The company is interested in constructing an international airport, a modern town, natural tourism sites ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Ethnic leaders meeting to strengthen the nation’s solidarity
Eminent persons from all ethnic groups across the country and overseas will meet next month in Vientiane is expected to shine a light on the efforts to strengthen the solidarity of the entire Lao nation.More ...
Vientiane Times
Laos-China Rail produced beams popping up in capital
The Laos-China Railway Project is building pre-stressed concrete beams to be placed on pylons to create a stretch of high-speed railroad on the relatively flat Vientiane Plain, with approximately 800 beams required. More ...
Vientiane Times
Over 61 percent of Savannakhet Road No 9 bridges complete
The project to build two bridges along National Road No 9 –Xekoumkam Bridge and Xethamuak Bridge – in Savannakhet province has been completed to some 61.28 percent. More ...
Vientiane Times
