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The government is still expecting the customs sector to play a key role in generating income even though Laos has eliminated import tariffs on most goods from Asean member countries.According to information from the Ministry of Finance, the government is expecting the customs sector to ...

The government is on bush fire alert as temperatures rise and the country’s forests become drier. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is in charge of forest fire management, announced recently that the parties involved must take steps to prevent forest fires in the dry ...

PHNOM PENH: Japanese optical glass maker Hoya Corp will build a huge plant in Laos to manufacture glass substrates for hard disk drives in response to growing demand from ballooning global data traffic.More ...

Each and every morning, the loudspeakers in Vientiane’s Sangveuy Village, of Sisattanak District, can be heard sending out a special message from the Village Chief, Mr Oudomxay Sisomphone.  His message is clear and concise: stop burning garbage, and stop littering. A breath of fresh air ...

(KPL) Representatives of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) joined in Vientiane those from the private sector to discuss recently implemented regulatory reforms for improving the ease of doing business in the Lao PDR on Thursday.More ...

Venue: Khammuan ProvinceDuration: in February (or the third lunar month of the Lao calendar)(KPL) Sikhottabong Stupa festival is held annually during the full moon in February and it is celebrated over several days. Sikhottabong stupa is a piece of old architecture in Thakhek District, Khammuan ...

VIENTIANE PROVINCE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The provincial coordinating committee of Vientiane province has been urged to monitor the development of a tourism complex at the disused airfield in Vangvieng district, a senior district official has said.The development, valued at more than US$200 million, is aimed ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More direct flights between China and Laos are needed to achieve the government’s target of attracting more than 1 million Chinese tourists and a total of 4.5 million visitors from around the world during Visit Laos-China Year 2019, a senior official ...

The National University of Laos has removed some entertainment venues located too close to its campus and authorities have been continually monitoring other target venues with a view to relocating them. The university partnered with local officials last year to establish a system for inspecting restaurants, ...

More than 523,000 children in primary schools across the country are set to benefit from the ‘Comprehensive Mine Risk Education in Laos’ project funded by the United States’ Department of State.World Education Inc. and the Ministry of Education and Sports yesterday signed a Memorandum of ...