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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Business cooperation between Laos and Indonesia has been elevated and business-to-business collaboration is being fostered on the lines of the close cooperation between the two governments, a minister has said.“We are especially broadening business opportunities for state-owned enterprises between the two ...

(KPL) The Children’s Home Foundation (CHHF) was launched in Vientiane last Friday, July 26 to promote child education and culture.“The foundation has been established with an aim to promote education and cultural development of Lao children. It is supported by the non-profit organisation Future of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has set a target to remove and destroy unexploded ordnance on 93,362 hectares of land, of which 9,179 hectares has already been cleared.The target was reported on Friday at a press conference held to mark the 9th anniversary on ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Sweetcorn farmer Mr Sengchanh Vilaylak has incurred losses to the tune of more than 20 million kip this year after his crop was severely impacted by the current epidemic of fall armyworms in Xayaboury province.Mr Sengchanh’s family is among the 150 ...

KUMAMOTO – Lao Airlines is planning to launch regular flights connecting the Laotian capital of Vientiane and the resort town of Luang Prabang with the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto in November.It will be the first regular flight connecting Japan and Laos. Lao Airlines President Bounma ...

Officials from the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and the Culture and Tourism Department of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region met in Vientiane on Wednesday to further promote tourism in the two countries. A seminar on tourism in Guangxi was led by the Deputy ...

The Republic of Korea will provide a grant of US$6.78 million to fund a wastewater and solid waste treatment capacity-building project for improved environmental management in Vientiane and Pakxe. The Korean government will provide grant aid of US$6.5 million, while an additional US$280,000 will come from ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Over 300 local residents and officials gathered in Xaythany district on Saturday for a public campaign to encourage people to play their part in keeping the dengue virus at bay.Health officials took to the streets of Xaysomboune village, driving around in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials gathered with representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japanese Embassy to Laos in Vientiane on Friday to discuss improvements in the field of public investment management (PIM).Participants discussed the structure of the proposed committee to lead ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More Lao businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are set to benefit from attending trade fairs in foreign countries in the near future.A workshop on the topic was organised at Lao-ITECC in Vientiane last week on the sidelines of the ...