Vientiane Times

Labour authorities of Laos and the Republic of Korea have reconfirmed their commitment to ongoing cooperation following the two countries’ agreement on the Employment Permit System.More ...

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday approved a reshuffle and appointments in public security, national defence and the banking sectors following the proposals of Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.More ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Hun Sen agreed yesterday in Vientiane to work together to deepen bilateral ties and resolve border disputes between the two neighbours.The Cambodian prime minister is in Laos on December 5-6 for an official visit at the ...

The government will use the upcoming 3rd National Ethnic Conference in Vientiane to allow ethnic groups to promote their role and share experiences for national development.  the 3rd National Ethnic Conference at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane on December 13 will promote the role ...

The National Assembly (NA) has approved the Brou as an official ethnic group of the Lao nation, and with this approval, the country will comprise 50 ethnic groups.The NA gave approval at its ongoing session yesterday following the proposal from the government, which has included ...

The economy, social affairs, the environment, and other cross-cutting aspects of governance were the focus of talks between the government and its development partners at their two-day Round Table Meeting, which continues today.Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Kikeo Chanthabouly, and UN Resident Coordinator ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told the National Assembly (NA) that his government will do more to improve the business environment after Laos’ global ease-of-doing-business ranking fell 13 places.More ...

Health authorities say they will continue to develop the capacity and knowledge of doctors and nurses, aiming to improve the quality of health services.But they conceded that doctors’ knowledge in specialist fields was limited, including the ability to detect and identify diseases as well as ...

Laos will work with other Asean countries to develop regional policies on ‘green’ industries during a three-year period from 2018 to 2020. However, training people in the relevant skills for work in this area is a challenge in Laos.More ...

The government has saved more than 3.5 trillion kip (almost US$419 million) by preventing the money being spent on overvalued projects, a minister has told the National Assembly.The artificially inflated costs were revealed during an inspection into state-funded projects, Minister of Public Works and Transport ...