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Vietnam to Slash Provinces as Cost-Cutting Drive Expands

AFP - Vietnam is planning to reduce the number of provinces by half and slash commune-level authorities by up to 70 percent, further expanding a streamlining drive that aims to cut billions of dollars from state budgets. The cost-cutting measures have already seen the number of government ministries and agencies chopped...

ASEAN Launches Agroecology Transition Guidelines in Laos

Vientiane Capital, Lao – 17 March: The Lao-facilitated Initiative on  Agroecology, led by the...

Saving Lives while Building Trust: How Laos Assistance is Transforming Medical Care in Laos

When a 3-year-old girl with a skull fracture was rushed to a Lao hospital...

Lao National Assembly Debates Major Constitutional Reforms: What’s at Stake

The Lao National Assembly is currently debating the 2025 Draft Constitution of Laos, which...

Thailand to Reduce Visa-Free Stay to 30 Days to Curb Illegal Businesses

Thailand is planning to shorten its visa-free stay from 60 days to 30 days...

Champassak Motorists Unhappy about Road 16 Tolls

Southern road users are complaining about the imposition of tolls at two points along a road in Champassak province running from the Lao-Japan Mekong...

All Lao People Should Play Hosts for the Asean Summits

Authorities need to pay greater attention in encouraging local people to take part in hosting the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits which will be...

How a Japanese Strawberry Gets to Laos

Japan has a lot of work to do if it is to reach the government's goal of exporting an annual 1 trillion yen ($10...

Shrewsbury House Pupils Welcome Laotian Ambassador to Celebrate Shoe Campaign Success

A Surbiton school welcomed the Laotian ambassador to the UK to celebrate 500 pairs of shoes having been collected for a scheme supporting children...

U.S. State Dept. Pokémon Go Tweet About UXO Sparks Backlash

A DoS tweet about unexploded remnants in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos recalls the millions of bombs the U.S. dropped. The official Twitter account of the...

The President By Akaryn Sculpts a Landmark in the Heart of Laos

A SPLENDID TRI-MIX It’s hard to put a finger to the look and feel of The President by Akaryn in Vientaine, the capital of Laos,...