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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, has asked for cooperation from the relevant state agencies to protect and maintain tourist attractions in Vangvieng after learning that they are under threat from the growing number of manufacturing ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – National Assembly members on Friday approved the appointment of Khampha Sengdara as the new President of the People’s Supreme Court, and Vidong Xayasone as the new Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office.Approval of the two appointments was given after being proposed ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 800,000 primary school students across the country will use new textbooks in September as part of the new national primary school curriculum that is being rolled out over the coming years.This year, more than 16,600 Grade 1 teachers, school ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is hoping that its ranking in the global ease of doing business (EODB) index will improve after the government rolls out measures to drive the economy forward by simplifying business operations.In 2019, only Myanmar ranked lower than Laos amongst the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The State Enterprise for Agriculture Service (SAS) has agreed to partner with the Wanma International Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd. of China to develop agricultural production in Laos for domestic consumption and export.The agreement was signed in Vientiane last week ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The US-China trade war has yet to impact upon trade between Laos and China, a Chinese diplomat has confirmed.Speaking to Lao media in Vientiane on Thursday, Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong said the trade cooperation between the two countries continued ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Timor-Leste have agreed to continue to enhance their cooperation ties while seeking new potential for furthering economic cooperation. The agreement was the outcome of a meeting between delegations from the two countries’ ministries which took place in Vientiane on Thursday.More ...

The Japanese government has donated canned fish and rice worth 27 billion kip (US$3.2 million) towards the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school meals and resilience building projects in Laos.The assistance is specifically designed to help communities cope with disasters and incidents that impact food supplies.More ...

Some 1,285 people have been found to be involved in corrupt practices, defrauding the government of 999 billion kip, a government inspection carried out in 2018 revealed.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith delivered the news to the National Assembly (NA) on Friday after the Government Inspection Authority ...

The government has removed some export businesses from its list of controlled businesses as part of efforts to boost the export of Lao goods to foreign markets, according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.The ministry announced recently that the government no longer regarded the ...