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The National Assembly (NA) conference has concluded with the adoption of several legal documents aimed to create favourable conditions for the government to implement the national socio-economic development plan.The 8th session of the 8th legislature’s closing ceremony took place on Friday at the NA grand ...

(KPL) The E-government Centre, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Laos in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea held a workshop on E-government development in Laos and the Republic of Korea in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Dec 5.This ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Vientiane Expressway No 1 Project yesterday paid more than US$ 4 million as the second installment of compensation to property owners affected by the venture.The owners of 92 plots of land, measuring a total of 344,671 sq m, that were ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – South Korea’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) has agreed to provide low interest loans worth almost US$44 million to support water supply development projects in Champassak and Saravan provinces in southern Laos.This was decided at a meeting between representatives of EDCF ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will conduct the Census of Agriculture III (LCA III) and Economic Census III (EC III) for 2019-2020 to use the findings as a reference for the next national socio-economic development plan for 2021-25.Representatives from relevant government departments, international organisations and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – UXO experts from Laos and other Asean Plus countries and their dialogue partners are meeting in Vientiane from December 3-6 to discuss plans on clearing mines in the region over the next three years.The meeting heard on Tuesday that unexploded ordnance ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has been focusing on anti-corruption awareness-raising among civil servants and students to increase transparency in the country, according to a leading official.President of the Government Inspection Authority and Head of the Anti-Corruption Authority, Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Bounthong Chitmany ...

The committee to combat HIV/AIDS is encouraging people who are at risk of HIV infections to test their blood and those living with the disease to get anti-retroviral treatment to prevent the spread of the virus.People who want to check their status can get free ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Yunnan province of China have agreed on a cooperation plan to promote development in northern Lao provinces aiming to strengthen ties between the two countries.The agreement was signed at a meeting to coordinate cooperation between the northern provinces of Laos ...

The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday held a formal review to assess the performance of state officials they have appointed as the government looks to speed up implementation of the 8th five-year national development plan.At the event, which took place during the 8th session of ...