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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Senior officials from member countries yesterday discussed preparations for the 11th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY XI) which is focusing on enhancing young people’s role in sustainable development and regional integration.The Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union hosted the Senior Officials ...

Ministers and deputy ministers who have more cars than stipulated under Prime Ministerial Decree No. 15 issued in 2017 will have to return them to the state, a senior government leader has said.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, told Vientiane Times ...

The government will sell its stake in state enterprises and turn them into joint ventures or sell the whole company if necessary, a Deputy Prime Minister has said.The move is part of the government’s ongoing reform of state enterprises after most have been making a ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Vientiane Pig Farm Group is hopeful that the government will help it to tide over its debt-related issues.Pig farmers have been struggling with mounting debts for years and the price of pork products continues to fluctuate, especially with the threat ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Senses Spa at the Crowne Plaza Vientiane has won international recognition just one year after the luxurious facility opened its doors to guests.Executive Assistant Manager of the Crowne Plaza Vientiane, Mr Nattawut Wetprasit, on behalf of the hotel received the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities have told the administrators of social media news platforms to register their accounts or pages, or they could face legal action.The warning comes after many unregistered digital news platforms have circulated fake news and disinformation on social media, which seriously ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Russia have agreed to work together in the areas of trade, economics, and scientific and technical cooperation to further their bilateral relationship.Lao Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Souphanh Keomixay, and Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Union has provided 8 million Euros to support a new project in seven countries including Laos, in a move to strengthen their governments’ actions to combat wildlife trafficking and forest crime.In Laos, the national launch event of EU action, ...

Many Lao villagers who were forced to relocate for construction on the Laos-China railway are still waiting for compensation from the government, while others who have received payments say the payments are much lower than they had expected.The railway project linking landlocked Laos with China ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Thailand is looking to expand its exports by selling electrical and electronic products to Asean countries, especially Laos.The export value of electrical equipment from January to May this year stood at 326,934 million baht, an increase of 0.92 percent compared to ...