Vientiane Times

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The export value of cement is expected to rise further as several cement factories have been built and are ready to go into production. In 2016, Laos earned just US$200,000 from cement exports, which shot up to US$47.6 million in 2017 and US$47.8 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Telecommunications Company, a leading comprehensive telecommunications operator in the country, has acquired VimpelCom Ltd for US$42 million.Customers of Beeline will be able to continue using network number 7 with the network of number 5 as of January.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is closely monitoring the management of loans given to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to ensure they are used wisely and profitably. Speaking at the annual meeting of the finance sector earlier this month, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said the ...

Farmers from four provinces in Laos have learned about cattle rearing methods through the Lao Quality Beef Initiative (LQBI).The project team, in collaboration with district authorities, on Tuesday held a training session in Vientiane on small-holder cattle farming practices for farmers from Luang Prabang, Xayaboury, ...

Visitors are welcome at the Boun Kabongyay festival in Savannakhet next month to join Brou people from across the province in a celebration of food and culture. More ...

Luang Prabang: The Mekong River Commission (MRC) yesterday hosted a regional meeting when Mekong stakeholders discussed the updated features of the planned Paklai dam on the Mekong River. The Lao government requested in the middle of last year that the prior consultation process concerning the decade-old planned ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on senior government officials in charge of economic affairs to explore ways to ensure that all revenue streams are fully utilised, and to spur economic growth.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Rice Research Centre under the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has admitted the country’s rice export targets will not be met largely because farmers are not using good quality rice seed.Director of the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Local garment manufacturers can potentially utilise loans from the Lao Development Bank to upgrade their machinery and production technology to remain globally competitive, according to a leading industry figure.More ...

Employers in Laos will be subject to legal action if authorities discover they are failing to pay their workers the minimum wage.The minimum wage was increased last year from 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip a month for a  standard eight-hour day, in a bid ...