Workshop on E-Commerce to Drive Lao PDR Toward a Digitally-Enabled Economy
The ASEAN-Korea Centre will organise a Capacity Building Workshop for Expanding Business Opportunities in E-Commerce on 5 July 2017 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
– Lao News Agency
Upgrade country’s statistics standards to make most of cooperation efforts, official says
Laos will have difficulties in the implementation of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda as well as pushing the country to graduate from Least Developed Countries (LDC) by 2020 without accurate and timely statistics, a government official has stated.
– Vientiane Times
Laos-Vietnam Trade Reaches US$ 823 Million
The annual bilateral trade volume between the Lao PDR and Vietnam was recorded at more than US$820 million in 2016.
– Lao News Agency
Japan Grants Over US$680,000 for Laos’s Education Development
The government and people of Japan have granted US$680,300 to the Lao government to improve the environment of secondary schools in the central and southern provinces.
– Lao News Agency
Council approves several draft mayoral decisions, demurs on security project
The draft Decision of Vientiane Mayor on work plan and measures of implementation of the project for order and peace in Vientiane has failed to gain support from the People’s Council in the capital, while all other five draft decisions have been approved.
– Vientiane Times
Pakngum bridge construction over 40 percent complete
Construction of a new bridge across the Nam Ngum River between Nabong village and Thakokhay village in Pakngum district, Vientiane, is now more than 40 percent complete.
– Vientiane Times
Information, communications key to unlocking medical research benefits
Developing capacity and knowledge on medical research, Lao teachers and medical students gathered in the capital have gained knowledge from a global e-Health conference held over multiple locations with the assistance of video link.
– Vientiane Times
Health authorities concerned over high dengue fever levels
Year-to-date dengue fever infections have increased from 1,760 up to May 31 to 3,000 cases until June 30, along with five deaths being recorded in the country.
– Vientiane Times
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