Major deals signed as Vietnam PM visits Laos and Vietnam have inked deals worth multi-millions of US dollars during a two-day official visit by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from April 26-27 that concludes […]
Power generates seven percent plus growth in past year The economy of Laos grew at a rate of 7.02 percent in 2016, falling short of the 7.5 percent forecast in the plan approved by National […]
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 […]
Laos clothing products in demand by European markets ACCORDING to the latest data compilation from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Laos has been exporting its garment products to most of Europe while Germany has […]
Lao companies to benefit from railway project: Officials Officials in charge have confirmed that Lao construction companies will benefit from the almost-US$6 billion railway project linking Vientiane to the Chinese border. — Vientiane Times National […]
Tunnel works underway on Laos-China railway project Efforts to bore tunnels for the Laos-China railway project have begun, marking a new and intensive stage to construction work underground for the landmark multi-billion dollar project. — […]
Laos cuts maximum concession period to 50 years Laos’ newly-amended Investment Promotion Law has moved to cut by half the maximum investment period for new concession projects to 50 years, down from the previous maximum […]
Lao Parliament Hails Governmental Cooperation with Vietnam The cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao governments has contributed to taking bilateral relations to new heights, said Lao National Assembly Chairwoman, Ms Pany Yathotou. — Lao News […]
More Chinese-Owned Banana Plantations to Close in Laos Lao government orders closing down environmentally destructive Chinese banana farms, first reported in January in Bokeo province, are now in force in six other provinces in the […]
Troubled road project along Lao-Cambodian border rolls on Work by military engineers on a contentious road skirting Cambodia’s border with Laos – which has prompted a military stand-off in the area – has quietly resumed, […]
Intellectual Property Fair to Be Held on April 21 The Intellectual Property (IP) Fair 2017 will be held from April 21 to May 1 in Vientiane Capital, aiming to celebrate the 17th anniversary of World […]
Laos witnesses slight drop in tourism revenue in 2016 Tourism injected more than 724 million U.S. dollars into Laos’ national budget during 2016, according to the latest data from the Tourism Development Department under the […]