Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Electricity bills at Sanamxay Secondary School in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, will now be much lower thanks to help from the Korea Western Power Company Limited (KOWEPO), which has installed solar power at the school.The company decided to help the school ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Public debt is ‘manageable’ because the government has measures in place to effectively cope with it, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review last week.The prime minister, who was visiting Japan for the Future of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is cooperating with its development partners and stakeholders to promote higher quality investments in the country through developing and improving its assessment mechanisms and strategies.This plan was discussed at a forum co-organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Biodiversity Conservation Corridors (BCC) project has provided 10,000 seedlings to help the government fulfil its ambition to extend the number of green spaces in Vientiane this year.Some of the seedlings were planted in the Botanical Garden ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The energy and mining sector is trying to cut electricity prices so that power is affordable for local residents and businesses.Many consumers in Laos have been complaining about their escalating electricity bills. The tariff is high when compared to neighbouring countries, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane Center Lao Public Company (VCL) has officially opened share trading on Lao stock market, becoming the first state enterprise from Yunnan province, China and the tenth company on the list of Lao Securities Exchange (LSX).The launch of the first trading ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Board of Directors of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is keen to improve the overall business environment in Laos and thereby boost the economy.That was the message as the Board of Management consulted with its members ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tourism representatives from Laos and China met in Vientiane last week to share their experiences of tourism services as part of exchanges to strengthen cooperation in the field.The event was part of China Culture Week, which took place from May 30 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao food and beverage producers are seeking to forge deeper inroads into international markets in a bid to grow their business and sales volume.Ten Lao food and beverage firms ranging from coffee processors to ice-cream makers last week exhibited their products ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Party and state leaders and members of the public planted thousands of saplings on National Arbour Day on Saturday, giving a huge boost to the government’s effort to increase forest cover to 70 per cent by 2020.Vice President Phankham Viphavanh, other ...