Vientiane Times

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Development Bank (LDB) is partnering with the Laos-Japan Human Resource Development Institute (LJI) to boost capacity building for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Laos.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the cooperation of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ...

OUDOMXAY,Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – If you’re visiting Oudomxay province in the northwest of Laos, be sure to go to Vat Pha Chao Singkham temple in La district and pray before its sacred Buddha image.The temple is the main cultural icon of La district and houses ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Two major global funds have joined forces to help the Lao government tackle climate change problems.The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) announced at a meeting with government representatives this week that they would establish a joint mission ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told ministries and other state entities to ensure that recruitment of new civil servants this year is carried out in a ‘fair, just, open and qualified’ manner.The premier recently issued Decision No. 5 allocating a certain ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications will rely on market mechanisms to decide whether the country will launch a 5G service, according to a ministry official.The ministry’s E-Government Centre Director General, Dr Thavisak Manotham, told Vientiane Times last week that the ministry had no policy ...

Champassak is focusing on distinctive festivities and various initiatives in a bid to lure more tourists to the southern province during Visit Laos-China Year 2019.Deputy Director of the provincial Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Ms Mala Chanthalam, told Vientiane Times yesterday that Champassak has improved many services ...

People living alongside a 9.4-km road that is in the process of being upgraded have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the perpetual clouds of dust that engulf them while the road remains unsurfaced.The road in question runs from the Tanmixay crossroads ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The main activities planned for Visit Laos-China Year 2019 were announced on Tuesday during a meeting of Laos’ information, culture and tourism divisions in Vientiane.Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Buangeun Xaphouvong, outlined eight main activities that will take ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Horticulture Research Centre at the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute is using new techniques to produce quality seeds to help vegetable growers cope with climate change.Director of the Centre, Dr Bounneuang Douangboupha, said the facility was studying new ways ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Development Bank and the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) agreed yesterday to set up a consultation desk for SMEs at the Chamber.The consultation desk will provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with advice regarding various challenges ...