Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Russia have agreed to work together in the areas of trade, economics, and scientific and technical cooperation to further their bilateral relationship.Lao Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Souphanh Keomixay, and Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Union has provided 8 million Euros to support a new project in seven countries including Laos, in a move to strengthen their governments’ actions to combat wildlife trafficking and forest crime.In Laos, the national launch event of EU action, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Thailand is looking to expand its exports by selling electrical and electronic products to Asean countries, especially Laos.The export value of electrical equipment from January to May this year stood at 326,934 million baht, an increase of 0.92 percent compared to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is hosting a weeklong familiarisation trip to Borikhamxay and Khammuan provinces to show foreign tour operators and media the natural beauty of these areas.The familiarisation trip, titled “The Loop” is taking place from July ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Around 50 million fish fingerlings will be released into rivers and lakes across the country to sustain and replenish fish stocks and maintain the equilibrium of ecosystems.Some 250,000 fish were released during an official event held at Namxuang Lake in Vientiane’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Members of the Illicit Drug Control Sector Working Group (IDSWG) visited the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane last week to better understand the role of Lao Customs and Immigration officials in the fight against drug trafficking.The event was attended by Deputy ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The injection of bank credit into the economy continues to slow despite government measures to improve the investment climate for the private sector. According to a recent government report, credit growth further moderated to 3.13 percent over the past three months of this ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A condominium investment project in Bangsaray in Pattaya province, Thailand, called Wyndham Garden Irin Bangsaray Pattaya, sees a marketing opportunity among Lao buyers.“We find that Lao investors have the potential and ability to invest in this property. Foreigners can buy and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Local farmers and plant nurseries in Vientiane are still dependent upon imported saplings from neighbouring countries, especially Thailand, according to the owner of a local nursery. “I import thousands of saplings for retail every year due to insufficient availability of some saplings, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The maternal mortality rate has decreased five-fold in Laos, and the number of midwives has risen to over 2,500 in the past 25 years, senior officials said yesterday.These were some of the significant accomplishments since the implementation of the action programme ...