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Japan Helps Empower People with Disabilities in Huaphan

Japan has been supporting the empowerment of people with disabilities in the Lao PDR through various projects.  On Sep 30, a grant contract was signed...

Laos Contributes to Global Climate Change Agenda

Laos' Intended Nationally Determined Contribution for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is being implemented with the help of a new project, according to...

Minister Calls for Accurate Reports of Mother/Child Mortality Rates

The Minister of Health is urging provincial health officials to submit accurate reports of the numbers of mothers and infants who die during pregnancy...

More Oudomxay Villagers Get Free Health Checks

More than 6,000 people in eight remote villages of Houn district in Oudomxay province recently received free dental, ear, nose and throat (ENT) and...

Govt, Korean Firms Join Forces in Irrigation Project

The Department of Irrigation has inked an agreement with JV Dasan Consultants Co., Ltd. and Yooshin Engineering Corporation of the Republic of Korea for...

Association Pursues Wild Animal Protection Efforts

The Lao Wildlife Conservation Association (LWCA) is carrying out a wildlife conservation and capacity building project to help protect wild animals in Laos. The group...

Upgrade of Xayaboury-Luang Prabang Road Makes Slow Progress

Upgrade of the 114-km National Road No. 4B from Hongsa district in Xayaboury province to Chomphet district in Luang Prabang province is proceeding slowly...

Mountainside Rocket Festival Tourist Site Set to Launch

A new tourist attraction Phou Kangbangfay will be officially opened next month in Phoukoud district, Xieng Khuang province, to honour the long established rocket...

Developer Set to Install Savan-Laobao Railway Corridor Posts

Giant Rail Company Limited (GRCL) on Friday signed a contract with a Lao company to install railway route corridor posts for a planned line...

Schoolchildren Have It All Figured Out in Maths Contest

The Department of Education and Sports in cooperation with the Smart Math Centre on Sunday organised the second Vientiane Smart Math Competition to give...

Lao, Japanese Medics Review Progress in Gastrointestinal Treatment

The number of gastrointestinal problems identified at Mahosot Hospital increased significantly this year as a result of better testing and diagnosis, according to experts...

Educators Beef Up on Test Design

Education officials are taking part in a capacity development workshop on test development and design in schools. Participants will learn about test design for students...

Ministry Bans Sale of Samsung Galaxy Note 7

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announced on Tuesday that shops and mobile phone distributors nationwide are to stop importing and distributing the Samsung...

Flood Protection Embankment to Be Built in Hadxaifong

Construction of a 30-km embankment along the Mekong River starting near the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane will soon begin. The flood protection levy will...