Vientiane Times

Labour officials across the country must expedite the process of registering illegal foreign workers, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has said. Authorities in every province have been instructed to speed up the process, to comply with the relevant laws and regulations.More ...

Visitors are in for a treat if they attend the Khmu ethnic group festival taking place in Xay district, Oudomxay province, later this month.An official in charge of the event, Mr Duangta Sengmany, told Vientiane Times yesterday the festival will take place from January 24-27 in ...

Construction of an expressway linking the city centre to the outskirts is expected to begin next month, a senior government official has said.The 15.2 km expressway is expected to ease congestion and meet the capital’s growing need for faster and smoother transportation.More ...

The Vientiane People’s Council has adopted measures demanding that a Chinese farming firm comply with environmental regulations or face the prospect of its investment licence being revoked.The council’s resolution was adopted after the company, which was granted 160 hectares of land to grow bananas, sweetcorn ...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and other government bodies yesterday held a brainstorming session on the draft of a labour regulation that addresses the issue of foreign workers in Laos who don’t have legal documentation.More ...

Laos and Vietnam have agreed to stronger cooperation in a wide range of fields, including human resource development, trade, and investment.The agreement came after Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith led a high-ranking Lao government delegation and co-chaired the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, which ...

The Secretariat of the National Nutrition Committee and Health Poverty Action (HPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a project titled Partnership for Increased Resilience and Improved Food and Nutrition Security of Vulnerable Communities in Khammuan province.The three-year project is valued at more ...

The government of the Republic of Korea is continuing its assistance to Laos in the wake of widespread flooding that occurred in many provinces, with Attapeu being the worst affected area.The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea reiterated his country’s support for Laos on Friday ...

Businesses operating in a border trade area at a Lao-Vietnamese border crossing in Savannakhet province will soon be offered special tax and non-tax incentives as in special economic zones. “Enterprises operating in the Ban Dansavan border trade area will receive the same tax and non-tax incentives ...

Lao and Chinese authorities are considering whether to officially launch Visit Laos-China Year 2019 at the end of this month or during Chinese New Year in early February.Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, has signed a plan for the Visit Laos-China ...