Vientiane Times

The government plans to inject more funds into research activities so that it can use the scientific studies as a reference when developing an agriculture promotion policy, according to a senior government leader.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, told a National ...

Laos and Asian countries look forward to increased opportunities in quality standards improvement for agricultural production and enhanced access to overseas markets.The Department of Small-Medium Enterprise Promotion (DOSMEP), under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce discussed the training of trainers on quality standards for agriculture ...

Rural people’s difficulty in accessing information and the lack of coordination between government levels and agencies were identified as reasons for continuing pesticide misuse, according to a leading official.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr Bounkhouang Khambounheuang made the remarks at a workshop in Vientiane ...

Individuals and legal entities who do not run a financial institution should not be permitted to operate currency exchange businesses as their operation has affected the value of the national currency. National Assembly (NA)’s members made the suggestion when debating the amendment draft to the Law ...

The government has been focusing on anti-corruption awareness raising among officials and students as it marks the 15th anniversary of International Anti-Corruption Day (December 9).More ...

Members of the National Assembly (NA) have called for the People’s Supreme Prosecutor and People’s Supreme Court to work harder to ensure full justice in society. Many accused people have been detained longer than what the law stipulates, More ...

The Lao-Korea Rural Development Training Centre (LKRDTC) has trained more than 1,000 people for rural development activities since the project was launched in 2016. Adopting Korea’s Saemaul Undong or New Community Movement initiative, LKRDTC has demonstrated the possibility of such training becoming a driving force ...

Laos still needs to continue investing in nutrition at the local level to create an enabling environment in which communities can produce and access nutritious food for themselves.While the Lao Social Indicator Survey (LSIS-II, 2017) reported stunting has decreased from 44 percent in LSIS-I to ...

Law drafters have proposed that all Lao people, in all regions of the country must be equal under the law, with gender equality included in this regard.The drafting subcommittee of the Civil Code made the proposal in response to suggestions of National Assembly (NA) members ...

Annual visitor arrivals are expected to reach just 4 million, well short of the government’s target of around 5 million to mark its Visit Laos Year 2018, a minister has told the National Assembly.Causes of the visitor shortfall included natural disasters across many provinces and ...