The recent success in border demarcation and restoration has enhanced peace and orderliness along the Laos-Vietnam border, according to Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bounkeut Sangsomsak. The deputy minister spoke to Lao and Vietnamese
Many families in Borikhan district, Borikhamxay province of Laos, may experience a shortage of rice in the coming months after their rice stores were damaged by recent flash flooding. Heavy rain last weekend caused
Experts in Laos are revising the country’s Labour Law to conform to international standards and meet the requirements of the international treaties to which Laos is a party. Experts from line ministries, the Federation
Lao and Thai officials are discussing the official opening of the fourth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River in Bokeo province. Deputy Head of the Fourth Mekong River Bridge Construction Project, Thavone Vorabud,
FPT IS, a subsidiary of software giant FPT, has won a USD 1 million software contract from Lao Telecommunications Company to develop a network operation centre in Laos, reports Vietnam News Agency. The centre
Laos has been named world’s best tourist destination for 2013 by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, local media reports said Tuesday. A delegation from the Bucharest-based council, a non-profit organisation which promotes
The Laotian government is requiring its national formal wear be used instead of normal suits on important domestic and international occasions in order to promote Lao traditions and culture and showcase the characteristics of
A U.S. $5 billion loan for Laos’s planned rail link to Vietnam and Thailand has been approved and studies on the project are underway in preparation for construction to begin this year, according to
The Lao government plans to build a massive 420km high-speed railway from the Chinese border to Vientiane, and a 220km high-speed railway linking Lao Bao on the Vietnamese border with Savannakhet on the Thai
The state-owned Lao Development Bank (LDB) on Monday launched mobile phone banking and Visa card services as part of its modernisation process and overall service upgrade. The launch also marked the 10th anniversary of