Vientiane Times/ANN
Laos prioritises disaster recovery programme
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Despite budget constraints, disaster recovery remains a top priority for the government to sustain growth in the agriculture sector and alleviate poverty in local communities.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Bounkhuang Khambounheuang, told Vientiane Times this week that the government will allocate ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-prioritises-disaster-recovery-programme-101594
Students get lessons from UN on human trafficking prevention
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Students from secondary schools and the National University of Laos met in Vientiane recently to learn about human trafficking, especially how to counter trafficking in persons under the rule of international law.The topic was discussed during the course of a Model ...
Phomphong Laoin
http://annx.asianews.network/content/students-get-lessons-un-human-trafficking-prevention-101595
Lao ministry allows more wood products for export
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has revised the list of wood products approved for export so that Lao furniture makers can more easily sell their goods in local and overseas markets.The ministry has specified three main categories of wood product ...
News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-ministry-allows-more-wood-products-export-101523
Irrigation system to provide water for 1,500 hectares of crops
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A newly completed irrigation scheme is set to benefit more than 60,000 residents of Vientiane by supplying water to 1,542 hectares of farmland.The project was officially handed over yesterday by the developer to the Vientiane government in Dongkhuay village, Xaythany district.The ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/irrigation-system-provide-water-1500-hectares-crops-101522
Seven missing after Huaphan landslide
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Seven people are missing and two children were injured in the early hours of Saturday when a landslide struck in Viengxay district, Huaphan province, after more than two days of rain.District Governor Mr Phonsouk Inthavong told Vientiane Times yesterday that the landslide took ...
Phomphong Laoin
http://annx.asianews.network/content/seven-missing-after-huaphan-landslide-101521
Tad Xai waterfall: The trek is what makes it special
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tad Xai waterfall in Borikhamxay province is not just a place to go for the wonderful scenery, a picnic, and the waterfall itself, but is also a great place for trekking.In training for a Vangvieng Trail hike at the end of ...
Keoxomphou Sakdavong
http://annx.asianews.network/content/feature-tad-xai-waterfall-trek-what-makes-it-special-101524
Lao Agriculture experiences slow growth rate
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The agriculture sector has not grown as anticipated, as a result of weather extremes, according to a recent government recent report. The government has forecast that the sector will grow by 2.8 percent this year so long as there is no flooding, ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/agriculture-experiences-slow-growth-rate-101452
Charter flights set to bolster tourism between Hangzhou, Vientiane
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The start of charter flights between Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China, and Vientiane is expected to spark greater cooperation in tourism, trading and investment between Laos and China.A ceremony to inaugurate the new flight took place last week in Hangzhou.More ...
Xayaboury dam has not hindered water flow, officials say
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials have dismissed social media reports that the Xayaboury dam is slowing the flow of water to downstream sections of the Mekong.The dam is built on the run-of-river model, which does not require water to be stored, the Director General of ...
Times Reporters
http://annx.asianews.network/content/xayaboury-dam-has-not-hindered-water-flow-officials-say-101451
LDB partners with KIWI for transactions through Alipay
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Chinese investors and companies will soon be able to conduct transactions through the Alipay system in Laos.The Lao Development Bank (LDB) entered into an agreement with KIWI Company Limited on July 30 to roll out the service.KIWI is a leading Fintech ...
Manichanh Pansivongxay
http://annx.asianews.network/content/ldb-partners-kiwi-transactions-through-alipay-101455