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Laos Makes Great Strides in Development: World Bank

Reconfigurations in national Laos has made great progress in development, and extreme poverty has fallen below 24 percent which means that people's living conditions...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 14, 2016)

Trade Summary On Monday, Lao Stock Exchange has improved on last week’s closing; the index has increased slightly by 8.85 points to close at 999.79...

Over 200 Fatalities in 10 Months of Traffic Accidents

Over 200 people were killed in road accidents around Vientiane in the first 10 months of this year, with most of the crashes attributed...

Women Need Greater Empowerment in Agriculture

Women play important roles in the agriculture and forestry sector but women's empowerment and the promotion of gender roles is still limited, particularly in...

Plan Int’l, BEQUAL Extend Support for Education in Oudomxay

The Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos (BEQUAL) project will help an estimated 450,000 children in Oudomxay province to receive a better quality...

Animal Vaccination Day Gives Boost to Livestock Health

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is encouraging every province and district in the country to make sure livestock are vaccinated against common diseases. Last...

Lao Brewery Provides Education Scholarships

Lao Brewery Co., Ltd. will be providing 330 scholarships to students attending educational institutes around the country during 2016-2017 worth about 976 million kip...

Lao Front Elects Party Leadership

The Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) on Friday elected its Party leadership to oversee the work of the organisation for the next five...

HIV Prevention Project Underway in Champassak

The Integrated Development Project for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS has launched in Champassak province to prevent the risk of human exploitation and trafficking and...

Law Amendments to Enhance Livestock Industry, Food Hygiene

Amendments to the Law on Animal Husbandry and Veterinary are set to give a significant boost to livestock businesses, ensure environmentally friendly operations and...

Japan Funds Upgrade of UXO Training Centre

The government of Japan has provided grant assistance worth US$827,244 to rebuild the UXO Training Centre and fund a UXO-related capacity-building programme. A signing ceremony...

Stunning Wax Castle Procession Reflects Rich Lao Culture

Thousands of people gathered yesterday for the grand wax castle procession, one of the main features of the annual That Luang festival and among...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 11, 2016)

Trade Summary At the end of the week, most Lao stocks closed at unchanged prices as the previous session. But the heavy-weight stock, EDL-Gen lost...

Luang Prabang’s Tourism Earnings Pursue Upward Trend

The World Heritage town of Luang Prabang expects its income from tourism in 2016 to grow by US$192,455 compared to last year, an official...