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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Central and local officials from the planning and investment and industry and commerce sectors attended a meeting yesterday to learn about investment incentives and details of the Investment Promotion Law, which was last revised in 2016.The meeting took place at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have authorised the Vientiane Expressway Number 1 Sole Company Ltd to build the Vientiane Expressway No 1 from the Thatluang Marsh Specific Economic Zone to Dongmakkhai over a distance of 15.30 km.The agreement for the build-operate-transfer (BOT) concession was ...

Concessions of land made by the government of Laos to Chinese banana farms are leaving villagers in one northern district without enough land of their own to feed their families, sources in the communist Southeast Asian country say.In the Beng district of Oudomxay province in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of South Korea has approved US$15 million (over 128 billion kip) to implement a flood recovery programme and assist the people of Sanamxay district in Attapeu province.Speaking at a press conference in Vientiane yesterday, the Ambassador of the Republic ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has made a firm commitment to roll out its green growth strategy.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, yesterday chaired a national level meeting to discuss ways to put the strategy, which Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has been listed among the top 10 healthiest countries, joining smaller countries like Singapore at the top of global wellness lists, according to a new global assessment of living standards.Large countries with booming economies fall behind, according to the Global ...

The Lao PDR highly values the efforts of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States of America (USA) in organising the second Summit between their two leaders on February 27-28, 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Lao PDR also praises the government and ...

A Chinese development project in Laos has been suspended indefinitely after pushback from local villagers and merchants.In mid-January, developers had begun initial surveys in Phoudindeng, Huai Sa-ngoa and Pakpo villages, located near scenic Vang Vieng, about four hours north of Vientiane.More ...

Lao authorities have adopted measures that will allow easier access to credit and give added protection to minority investors in moves set to improve the country’s overall business environment.Accessing credit and protecting minority investors are two of the 11 indicators which the World Bank uses ...

A new wing has opened at Mittaphab Hospital (Friendship Hospital) in Vientiane as part of efforts to improve the standard of healthcare and raise the country’s health services to international standards. The new block will have about 308 beds, to add to the hospital’s existing 300-bed ...