Laos is still in need of creating a specific law aiming at the administration and promotion of Lao scientists as well as the commercialisation of products derived from nature.
Update on Wooden Product Exports Allowed and Prohibited
An updated list of wooden products allowed for and prohibited from export has been released in a move to regulate timber businesses, while closing loopholes for illegal logging.
Bus Passengers to Benefit from New Tracking Systems
Vientiane bus users should no longer have to worry about waiting for public buses because transport officials are installing a bus locator system and traffic observation packet sensor system to modernise bus transport services.
Stakeholders Hope Capacity Building Continues Once Programme Ends
Officials, experts and beneficiaries of a Norwegian assistance programme hope target communities continue the capacity development founded by the project once the support ends.
Hin Namnor Ready for UNESCO Submission Next Year
The submission to world heritage list of the HinNamnor National Protected Area in Khammuan province is scheduled to be deliviered to UNESCO early next year after Laos approves related documents.
Authorities Confirm Contractor Responsible for Roadside Repairs
Many roads and drainage systems in the capital have been resurfaced and repaired recently however in the process some concrete slabs or front yards have sustained damages along the routes where drainage was upgraded.
Paklaibridge to Be Earthquake Resistant
Construction workers on Nasak-Khokkhaodor Bridge being built across the Mekong River to link the provinces of Xayaboury and Vientiane took many months to complete the underwater pylons supporting the bridge.
Almost 1,000 Died in Road Accidents, a Statistical Report says
Some 995 lives were claimed by road accidents in Laos last year with Vientiane topping the list of road accident death toll density, the National Statistics Bureau said in the recently released Statistical Yearbook 2015.
