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Laos Will Benefit From Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU

Once Lao PDR signs a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU), it will bring a number of benefits to the country, bettering its forest governance and management.

Laos Needs Massive Capital Injection to Drive Economic Growth

Economists warn that Laos will need to take a proactive approach to attract foreign direct investment if the country is to sustain economic growth of 7.5 percent annually over the next five years.

PM Thongloun receives Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith received in Vientiane Capital on July 22 a courtesy visit from Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh who is on a visit to Laos to attend the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings.  

Government Gets Tough on Occupational Health and Safety

The government is close to putting concrete measures in place to maintain and promote health and safety in workplaces with a new decree being finalised by domestic and international experts.

ASEAN officials discuss efforts towards Vision 2025 implementation

The Lao PDR as Chair of ASEAN 2016 hosted and chaired the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane Capital on Jul 22, 2016.

The meeting was chaired by Mr Alounkeo Kittikhoun, Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office and Laos’ ASEAN SOM leader in the attendance of senior officials’ leaders from ASEAN member countries, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community and delegates.

Samarn Viyaket Dead at 89

It is with great sadness that the Party Central Committee, National Assembly, Ministry of National Defence, Lao Front for National Construction, and the Vignaket family inform Party members, civil servants and government employees, soldiers, and compatriots that Lieutenant General Samane Vignaket died at 00.24 am on July 22, in his 89th year.

President Vorachit demands severe penalties for lack of discipline

Party Chief and President Bounnhang Vorachit has instructed the top anti-corruption body to appropriately punish those officials found violating the regulations in a bid to stamp out malpractice and lax discipline.

Poll Finds Emails Weighing on Hillary Clinton, Now Tied With Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton has emerged from the F.B.I. investigation into her email practices as secretary of state a wounded candidate with a large and growing majority of voters saying she cannot be trusted, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.