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Food safety first as national laboratory opens
Food security and control in the country has been boosted with the first official National Food Safety Laboratory opened on Monday in Vientiane.
— Vientiane Times

ADB commits assistance to Laos’ development goals
Infrastructure development for transportation connectivity, telecommunications, along with the power, education and health sectors will all be the focus of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its continuous assistance to Laos in upcoming years.
— Vientiane Times

Freemasons donate to Blundell’s School pupils Laos campaign
Members and guests of the Blundell’s Masonic Lodge have held their first meeting in the Big School since it was founded in 1934.
— Devon Live

DKSH Donates Medical Equipment to National Blood Centre
The DKSH Laos Company Limited donated two sets of tube sealers and 40 blood transfusion sets to the Lao National Blood Centre, worth over 47 million kip (USD 5,839).
— Lao News Agency

Watches World International Opens New Store in Vientiane
The Watches World International Limited (WWIL) has opened its new shop in Vientiane Centre in Vientiane Capital on April 22 to offer better goods to Lao customers.
— Lao News Agency

340 Transport Projects Invested in in Xayaboury Province
The past five years witnessed 340 basic transport development projects implemented in Xayaboury Province.
— Lao News Agency

Three Lao Startups Accepted for the Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator Program
The Mekong Business Initiative (MBI) and the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) have announced that three innovative tourism startups from the Lao PDR got accepted for the Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator program.
— The Laotian Times

Laos’ cabinet approves direction of seaport project, discusses work plan
Laos’ cabinet agreed last week to establish a private-state joint company to develop the Vung Ang project after Vietnam gave a green light to utilise the seaport in its central Ha Tinh province.
— The Nation

Lao cabinet approves seaport project in Vietnam
The Lao cabinet has agreed to establish a private-state joint company to develop the Vung Ang project after Vietnam gave a green light to utilize the seaport in its central Ha Tinh province, local daily Vientiane Times reported Monday.
— Xinhua

First Lao team to compete at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup
Team BUG5, a group of three young innovators, has earned the nomination to represent Laos in the South East Asian Regional Final Round of the 15th Microsoft’s Imagine Cup.
— The Nation

Official: Inspection underway on reported import of human sperm
Health officials are investigating a report that human sperm has been imported into Laos, a senior government official has said.
— Vientiane Times

China slowdown affects Phongsaly investment
Private sector investment in Phongsaly province in the far north of Laos has witnessed a slowdown since the economic setback in China driving down the prices of several products.
— Vientiane Times

Huawei P10 and P10 Plus to be Available in Laos on Tuesday
Huawei Technologies (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd unveiled its latest smart phone models on April 22 — the P10 and P10 Plus — in the Lao market following a good sales record for the Huawei P9.
— Lao News Agency

Police to launch another major operation against Lao drug network
A POLICE operation will be launched soon to target and search locations around Thailand to smash a drug-trafficking network led by alleged kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha.
— The Nation

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