Govt pursues reform of state-owned enterprises Provincial branches of the state-owned Electrical Construction and Installation (ECI) enterprise have been placed under Electricite Du Lao (EDL) as part of the government’s reform of state enterprises towards […]
IFC Supports Business-Enabling Infrastructure, Promoting Investment, Creating Jobs in Laos IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is lending US$ 2 million to Aanandi Lao Co. Ltd, a property development company, for the construction […]
Vietnam’s company to plant 500 ha of rubber in Laos Quang Tri Rubber Co. Ldt., a subsidy of the under the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG), will plant 500 hectares of rubber and build a rubber […]
Korean loan supports hospital upgrade, riverbank protection The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Government Agency for the Economic Development Cooperation Fund) has provided the Lao government with a loan for the development of infrastructure. — Vientiane […]
Laos-Vietnam justice cooperation marked with medals Justice officials from Laos and Vietnam met in Vientiane yesterday to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the 40th anniversary of the Friendship Treaty and Laos-Vietnam Cooperation, and […]
Re-evaluation of Nongpaen project debts authorised A Lao company has been authorised to assess the chronic debts incurred by Lao Asia Trading International Company (LATIC) over the stalled Nongpaen tourism development project. — Vientiane Times […]
Bananas to remain Laos’ highest export earner despite drop in value Bananas are expected to be Laos’ highest revenue earner among agricultural exports this year, retaining the top spot achieved last year despite a decrease […]
Round Table meeting agrees on closer partnership for development The government and its development partners have committed to closer cooperation to realise Laos’ graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status and achieve the Sustainable Development […]
PM encourages Thaxang community’s organic farming Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on residents of Thaxang village in Vientiane’s Pakngum district to expand their organic vegetable farming, which has succeeded in contributing to improved community […]
Minimum wage hike in the pipeline A tripartite meeting held in Vientiane recently agreed to increase the minimum wage from the present 900,000 kip to 1.2 million kip a month, a senior official has confirmed. […]
Govt, development partners discuss law on climate change Government officials from the central provinces together with development partners are meeting in Vientiane to discuss the draft of a law on climate change. — Vientiane Times […]
National Assembly passes 2018 development plan, 15 laws The National Assembly (NA) ended its 4th ordinary session on Friday after adopting the Socio-economic Development Plan, together with the budget and currency plans for 2018, and […]