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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Horticulture Research Centre at the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute is using new techniques to produce quality seeds to help vegetable growers cope with climate change.Director of the Centre, Dr Bounneuang Douangboupha, said the facility was studying new ways ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Development Bank and the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) agreed yesterday to set up a consultation desk for SMEs at the Chamber.The consultation desk will provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with advice regarding various challenges ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Telecommunication Company Limited (LTC), the country’s leading telecommunications operator, plans to invest more than US$17 million to upgrade its network and provide better services.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) is updating its database after some users of its online tax payment system found that details relating to their land titles were incorrect.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos is developing a strategic plan to become the network centre for a regional electricity transmission system by 2025.Director of the Energy Management Department under the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mr Sichard Boudshakittilath, recently detailed the plan during a workshop ...

The government should continue to prioritise tourism and involve all ministries and local administrations in the promotion of tourism to drive growth, a minister has advised.Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara made the recommendation at an official ceremony held at the ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday told the Ministry of Home Affairs to speed up work to downsize state organisations after learning that many state departments are too large and employ too many civil servants.Laos currently employs 184,871 civil servants, representing 2.8 percent of the entire ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will lead government officials on an official visit to Brunei from February 16-17. The two-day visit by Mr Thongloun and his delegation is in response to an invitation from His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.The purpose of the visit is to further ...

(KPL) The government of Japan has provided grant assistance worth over US$ 320,000 for an oral health service programme in Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Borikhamxay, Khammuan and Savannakhet.The signing ceremony for the project’s grant contract was held at Japanese Embassy in Vientiane on Feb 13, 2019, ...

Barriers such as costs and strength of connectivity, infrastructure, facilitation must be overcome so ongoing development of e-Commerce in Laos can assist more women, small firms, people with physical disabilities, and those in isolated communities to benefit from trade, according to research from World Bank.Technology, e-Commerce, and connectivity mean the ...