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China-Laos Railway to Become a Demonstration Project

China-Laos railway will be built to become a demonstration project in "Go Global" strategy, said Chinese companies participating in a symposium held in Vientiane...

Lao Economy Forecast To Grow 7 Per Cent For 2016/2017

The World Bank (WB) recently forecast that the Lao economy would grow at 7 per cent in 2016 and 2017, ranking second in Southeast...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Oct 26, 2016)

LSX reversed Tuesday’s gains, going down 5.38 points to close at 995.21 points on 58,000 shares matched. The turnover was 283.87 million kip today,...

Salaries of Civil Servants to Rise Slightly

The Lao government will upwardly adjust the salaries of state officials to a 500 kip per index next fiscal year due to its understanding...

UN Day Celebrated with Cutting-Edge Technologies

A lady wearing a blue sinh skirt, her head held high, looking into a virtual reality headset with the United Nations logo printed on...

ASEAN Countries Prepare for Community Statistics Meeting

The Lao government and other ASEAN countries are preparing for the Sixth Session of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee, which will be...

One-stop Service to Speed up Border Crossings

Lao and Thai officials are holding discussions on starting a one door, one stop service at the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge linking Savannakhet province and...

Experts Voice Support for Health Sector Reform

The recent review of the National Health Sector Reform Phase II (2016-2020) has received overwhelming interest and response from development partners. The review was jointly...

Doctors Hail Success in Treatment of Breast Cancer

Laos has seen success in the treatment of women with breast cancer this year, using a new method called neutrino-medicine, raising hopes of reducing...

UK-ASEAN Conference Highlights Value of Innovation

Higher education is the main driver in a knowledge-based economy and universities play a major role in creating a skilled labour force capable of...

USAID Funds Project to Monitor HIV Prevalence

Laos has a concentrated HIV epidemic compared to other countries, with the prevalence of HIV still at a low level in key groups. But risk...

Ending Malnutrition Key to Sustainable Development

Achieving food security and improved nutrition is key to sustainable and fair development in Laos. This was the message conveyed yesterday by Deputy Minister of...

Commission Consults on Child Rights Convention

The National Commission for Mothers and Children and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) yesterday organised a consultation workshop to review and provide input into...

Speak More Loudly, Whistleblowers Urged

Although public complaints have provided an important channel to learn about and help address corruption, the government needs to boost informants' confidence so they...