Singapore Holds Training for Lao Officials
The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently funded two courses on food security and the International Framework for Court Excellence at the Lao-Singapore Training Centre.
— Lao News Agency
Lao bankers open to emerging tech trends
THE LAO banking sector will have an opportunity to apply the use of new technology in banking solutions especially for payment and enterprise integration.
— The Nation
Luxembourg supports Lao legal sector development
A new project with financial support from Luxembourg worth 5 million euros has been launched in Laos aiming to strengthen higher education in the legal sector.
— Vientiane Times
Laos, China speed up construction of cross-border railway
The Laos-China railway will be put into operation in December 2021, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport Lattanamany Khounnyvong said on May 29.
— Vietnam Plus
MoH Launches Delivery App to Help Save More Lives
The Ministry of Health said on Monday that the ‘Safe Delivery’ App, which symbolises the power of mobile technology, will soon be in the hands of midwives in Laos to help make childbirth safer for women across the country, even in the most remote areas.
— Lao News Agency
Laos facing challenges in preventing dengue fever
Lao health authorities have confirmed that Laos still faces challenges in preventing dengue fever this year as the reported rate of cases has increased.
— Xinhua
State vehicle purchases ‘possible’ if necessary: spokesman
Purchase of new vehicles for use in state administrative affairs could be justified in necessary cases clarifying a Prime Ministerial decree halting new procurements issued recently by the government.
— Vientiane Times
Nation’s dengue fever risk still persists
Health authorities have confirmed that Laos still faces challenges in preventing dengue fever this year as the reported rate of cases has increased.
— Vientiane Times
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