Vientiane Times

The government of Japan has agreed to provide 97 million yen (US$880,201) to expand the water supply system in the city of Luang Prabang.The project will be carried out from June 1, 2019, to October 10, 2022.The Japan International Cooperation Agency in Laos on Tuesday ...

Heathfield International School Vientiane is yet another English-language based institution to open, with parents wanting their children to study the internationally accepted language. School chairman Mr Sounthone Phommachak unveiled the school’s method of operation last week when welcoming the Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Ms ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Global Fund has forecast a budget of over US$2 million in assistance to Laos from 2018 to 2020 to assist with the elimination of malaria and reduce the impact of multi-drug resistance in five southern provinces.A funding agreement was signed on ...

Ministry of Health officials working in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics met in Vientiane for their annual meeting yesterday to review progress and discuss plans for 2019.Participants reported on the progress of their activities and shared future plans.They heard reports on maternal death rates, ...

Media organisations in Laos and Vietnam have been urged to alter their tourism promotions by collaborating more closely and jointly encouraging audiences to visit both countries. This strong suggestion was made at a forum taking place from May 21-24 in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province, ...

The Ministry of Education and Sports has offered an unlimited number scholarships for students whose parents died when a catastrophic flood raged through Sanamxay district in Attapeu province last summerThe scholarships will be offered to impoverished students under the ministry’s policy concerning flood victims.The President ...

A Youth-Child Information Technology Centre, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) with more than US$3 million, opened in Vientiane this week for use by the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union. The goal of the centre is to improve the IT knowledge and skills of ...

The Department of Education and Sports of Vientiane province, along with Action with Lao Children (ALC), will carry out child development projects in Phonhong and Hinheup districts.  The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the Lao Child Development Project by the Ministry of Education and ...

Chinese nationals thinking of visiting Laos will soon have a new and up-to-date source of information about the country, with the addition of a section in Chinese to the website managed by the Department of Tourism Marketing.The department, part of the Ministry of Information, Culture ...

People who are out of work or employers seeking new recruits can now register on the www.lmi.molws.gov.la website, which has been set up by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.The site will assist people to find work with private companies in Laos or in ...