Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Traders in the northern provinces of Laos now have fewer options for getting their goods into China after Chinese authorities banned imports through local border checkpoints.All products, including agricultural goods, can now enter China only at the main international border crossing ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Progress is being made in the application for the Hin Nam Nor National Protection Area (Stone Forest) in Khammuan province to be recognised by Unesco as a World Heritage Site.The message was conveyed by the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will take steps to raise Laos’ ranking on the World Bank’s ease of doing business (EDB) index over the rest of this year, in a bid to improve the country’s investment climate.Minister of Planning and Investment Dr Souphan Keomixay ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Almost 400 families in eight villages of Nan district, Luang Prabang province, found their homes inundated after torrential rain throughout Monday night caused flash flooding.Nan district Governor, Mr Sivone Vongkhamchanh, told Vientiane Times that the night long downpour caused flooding in low-lying areas of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Strengthening regional cooperation was the focus of the 3rd Seminar for Media Officials and Journalists from Mekong-Lancang Countries held in Kunming, Yunnan province, China from July 21-29.Media professionals from Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand attended the event which aimed to enhance ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of a bridge across the Mekong River in Luang Prabang which will carry the Laos-China railway is running ahead of schedule, according to Chinese construction companies.The companies in charge of the bridge and railway construction project on Sunday ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Oudomxay province will try to achieve an annual economic growth rate of 7.7 per cent, building on the growth rate of 6.8 per cent over the first six months of this year, which is higher than the national average.The target was ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has lauded the role of businesswomen in boosting economic development and advised them to use their strengths to benefit the whole nation.The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a meeting organised by the Lao Business Women’s ...

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 ...