Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – It is time for old-fashioned media outlets, especially newspapers, radio and television, to fall in line with modern-day working methods and the changing demands of society. This should be reflected in content, online platforms, methodology and marketing.This was the message from ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tests were run last week on the first of four electricity generators at the Don Sahong hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Champassak province, after construction began in January 2016.“According to the plan, the Don Sahong Power Company will test ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is continuing efforts to enhance cooperation in response to challenges in implementing the government’s socio-economic development plan up to 2020.Representatives of the ministry and other authorities met in Vientiane on Thursday and reviewed the implementation ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Over 700 kg of illegal drugs seized in police raids were set alight in Dongmakkhai village, Xaythany district, Vientiane, on Saturday to mark National Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking, which falls on October 12.Among the drugs burned were 385.94kg of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Telecommunications Public Company (Lao Telecom) has begun tests of the new 5G technology, the much-touted high-speed fifth generation communication network.A test took place yesterday at the company’s headquarters in Vientiane and was attended by Lao Telecom’s board of directors and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials, development partners, local organisations and authorities recently gathered for a seminar to promote the contribution of the French technical support programme (the 5 Percent Initiative) to the fight against tuberculosis, HIV and malaria in Laos.The seminar was organised by ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Xayaboury hydropower plant on the Mekong River has scheduled a Commercial Operation Date (COD) for next month, with construction of the dam close to completion.An official opening ceremony for the COD is expected to take place on November 28, and ...

Farmers in 50 villages of Khongxedon district, Saravan province, are preparing to plant over 3,000 hectares of dry season rice after they lost a large amount of the wet season rice crop in the recent floods.The Deputy Governor of Khongxedon district, Mr Khamfeua Khounnisai, said ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The 18 winners of the Asean Business Awards (ABA) Laos 2019 were officially acknowledged as talented economic players with great potential for domestic business expansion as well as within the Asean business community.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mr Somdy ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) and the EV Lao Co., Ltd. are partnering in the production of a smart card for the payment of charging costs for electric vehicles.A Memorandum of Understanding on the project was signed in ...