Lao morning news for December 3

Thieves, Trophies, Weed and Mountains – This Week In Social Media The Laotian Times brings our readers a round-up of some of the most shared topics this past week, based on reach and engagement on […]

Thieves, Trophies, Weed and Mountains – This Week In Social Media The Laotian Times brings our readers a round-up of some of the most shared topics this past week, based on reach and engagement on […]

Rural schools in Lao give life to students’ dreams (video) “When I grow up, I want to become a soldier to serve my country”, said 10-year-old Ton, talking about his dreams for the future. When […]

Mekong-ROK leaders praise success of cooperation framework Leaders of the Mekong countries and the Republic of Korea have praised the results of past cooperation and observed that the cooperation framework has continuously grown. — Vientiane […]

ADB-funded Project Helps Develop Local Workers Asian Development Bank – ADB – is helping develop workers in southern Laos to ensure they are fit for labour markets through the Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and […]

Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia to adopt Korean for regular school curriculum Three more member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia — plan to adopt Korean for the regular […]

Laos Says It’s Set to Benefit From the U.S.-China Trade War Landlocked Laos may be a net beneficiary of the trade tension between the U.S. and China. — Bloomerg Chinese Yunnan province kicks off “Bright […]

Teen appeals to UN for help in Lao children’s education AFTER Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousufzai, a youngster from Laos was among nine teens who captured the world’s attention after giving an address at the […]

Rice losses causing harvest shortfall, minister tells NA Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Lien Thikeo reported the information to lawmakers at the 8th session of the National Assembly (NA)’s 8th legislature last week. — […]

Laos’ Special Envoy Presented World Heritage Inscription Certificate for Plain of Jars Mr. Bosengkham Vongdara, a special envoy of the Lao government was presented a certificate confirming that the World Heritage Committee of the Convention […]

Lao Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Trafficking Four Girls to China Authorities in Laos have sentenced a woman to 15 years in prison for trafficking four Lao girls to China in 2018, RFA has […]

China-Laos railway tunnel completed 43 days ahead of schedule A Key tunnel of China-Laos railway has been drilled through by China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8) near the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, […]

Laos reiterates commitments to human-centered development at Nairobi Summit The delegation from the Lao PDR announced a package of national commitments to the acceleration of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population […]