Vientiane Times

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will invest more funds to expand the Chinaimo water supply facility so that a sufficient amount of clean water is available to Vientiane residents. The project is now undergoing the final detailing after the government of Japan agreed to approve ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government is cooperating with a Chinese firm on a clean agriculture development project aimed to expand trade opportunities between the two countries with the onset of high speed rail which is scheduled for completion by 2021.  Under a cooperation agreement, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 2,000 students studied in foreign countries in the first nine months of 2018, according to an official report.A spokesperson from the Student Affairs Department, Ministry of Education and Sports, told Vientiane Times that 2,291 Lao nationals studied in 27 countries from ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has approved a list of businesses that are subject to government control, while also stating that types of business not on the list would find it easier to operate.An official from the Enterprise Registration Office said yesterday that from now on ...

Police on Friday deported 191 Chinese nationals on suspicion of telecommunications fraud, following investigations by Lao and Chinese police.Acting upon information received from members of the public last month, Chinese police discovered that a group of Chinese nationals was conducting fraudulent activities in Laos.More ...

The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party recently adopted core and urgent measures to drive the macro economy which is currently encountering some difficulties. New state investment must focus only on projects which are economically efficient, except for recovery projects following damage from natural ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the Ministry of Planning and Investment to partner with provincial authorities to clarify and pragmatically pre-assess proposed development projects, to ensure their quality and sustainability.The premier also advised ministry officials to proactively monitor ongoing projects rather ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao and Chinese authorities are drawing up detailed plans for activities during Visit Laos-China Year 2019, the first time Laos has partnered with another country in such an event.It seems that this initiative is widely welcomed, especially by tour and service operators. ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – While authorities have made some progress Laos still faces challenges in addressing the problem of foreign workers who don’t have legal documentation.Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Dr. Khampheng Saysompheng, made the comment at a recent meeting addressing the issue of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A Lao-Chinese fuel refinery has postponed its production plan for the second time since 2017 due to problems by investors in obtaining capital from China to complete construction.    The refinery, to be operated by the Laos-China Dongyan Petrochemical Co., Ltd., has ...