Vientiane Times/ANN
Laos eyes increased exports to China, drop in imports
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao exports to China this year are expected to increase to US$1,510 million, while imports will decline to US$985 million, according to the latest projections from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.Last year, Laos planned to earn US$1,478 million from exports ...
News Desk
Luang Prabang’s Mekong bridge a vital link in Laos-China railway
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – In about two years from now, Lao-Chinese trains will emerge from a tunnel, cross the Mekong River railway bridge in Luang Prabang and then quickly disappear inside another mountain.At the bridge site, the river is about one kilometre wide, ...
News Desk
Railway tunnel engineers seek ways to prevent salt damage
LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of a railway tunnel at the Laos-China border in Luang Namtha province will require the use of materials that are resistant to salt damage, so the track is not affected by the large salt deposits in the ground.Chinese ...
News Desk
Make the most of external cooperation benefits, Lao officials told
CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Fully grasp Party and state policies and guidelines to maximise the benefits of external cooperation and drive development, officials in charge of external cooperation affairs in the information, culture and tourism sector have been told.Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and ...
Times Reporters
Ministry to regulate well drilling business in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Drilling a well in Laos will no longer be as simple as it used to be now that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has stepped in to regulate these operations.The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr Sommad Pholsena, ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Laos aiming to end use of asbestos by 2020
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is finalising a National Action Plan aiming to eliminate asbestos-related diseases among the population by putting an end to the import and use of the hazardous material across the country by 2020.Laos, like many other countries in the Asean ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Asean, Seameo discuss Lao education project
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Two international organisations plan to form a partnership to help Laos deliver better education outcomes in its remote border areas.The Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) held their technical working group meeting ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Lao women entrepreneurs upgrade knowledge of electronic business platforms
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Asean-Korea Cooperation Fund supported a training programme on Electronic Business (E-Business) platforms to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs, improve revenues and women’s well-being in the country.The opening ceremony of the programme was chaired by the Vice President of the Lao ...
Viengdavanh Banphahaksa
Stable growth predicted for agriculture sector in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The agriculture sector is expected to expand by up to 3 percent this year, if Laos does not encounter any serious natural disaster like last year.According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019 forecast, the agriculture sector is expected to expand ...
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Dansavanh, a perfect place to stay in Laos
VIENTIANE PROVINCE, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Dansavanh Nam Ngum Resort has earned the reputation as being a place that only the wealthy and most powerful people in Laos go to, an exclusive resort for the cashed up high rollers, beautiful people and their flashy cars. ...
Patithin Phetmeuangphuan