Vientiane Times/ANN

Authorities in Laos continuing factory inspections to protect workers’ rights

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Local labour authorities will continue to inspect factories as part of efforts to protect the rights and benefits of all members of the national workforce.In Laos, workers’ rights protection is needed to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and the socio-economic ...

Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth

Chinese group inks feasibility study on purchase of Lao fruit

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Buyers from Sichuan province in China are expected to import up to 50 tonnes of fruit from Laos each year including bananas, pineapples and passion fruit.Lao and Chinese businesses have agreed to further cooperate in conducting a feasibility study on the ...

News Desk

Lao Govt okays debate on medicinal marijuana

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has given a green light to debate and study the possibility of using marijuana for medicinal purposes.The Prime Minister’s Office last week issued an announcement entrusting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo

Lao Authorities report UXO clearance funding shortfall

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government requires an additional US$4.5 million this year to effectively carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) operations including mine surveys and clearance along with risk education and victim assistance.The information was reported on Friday during the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXO ...

Times Reporters

Laos, Thailand promote wooden art products through craft exchanges

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Wooden sculptural items made in Laos must rely on foreign markets for greater sales, a senior official of the National Institute of Fine Arts said yesterday.Dr Maysing Chanthaboutdy was speaking at the opening ceremony of a Lao-Thai cross-cultural craft workshop held ...

News Desk

Laos public, business sectors build on understanding of CISG

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials and representatives of the business sector gathered for a workshop aimed at building greater understanding of the contents and dispute resolution under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG).The workshop on CISG, held ...

News Desk

Asean geospatial data meeting gets its bearings in Vientiane

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Delegations from Laos and other Asean member countries met in Vientiane yesterday to share ideas about the use of geospatial information in driving sustainable development.Participants discussed how geospatial information could make contributions to the agreed indicator framework for monitoring progress towards ...

News Desk

Ancient Buddha images unearthed in Khammuan

KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Local residents have found about 60 ancient Buddha images in Tham Phapheenoy cave near Khamphalaeng village in Mahaxay district, Khammuan province, which authorities estimate to be hundreds of years old.An official at the Mahaxay district Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr ...

Siladda Souliyong

Don’t use or sell uncertified health products, Lao officials warn

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities have warned members of the public to avoid using so-called health products that have not been authorised for sale, saying they may be unsafe.The Food and Drug Department under the Ministry of Health recently issued an announcement banning the sale or ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo

Lao Villagers wait in vain for roads to be surfaced

KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – When elderly people in Thakhaek and Nabong villages get together with their friends, they’re likely to debate when and if the dirt roads that run in front of their homes will be asphalted.They stand outside their houses, looking at the ...

Khonesavanh Lathsaphao

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