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Economy

ASEAN Mayors, Governors Gather in Laos to Focus on Connectivity, Sustainability

Vientiane is hosting the Meeting of Governors and Mayors of ASEAN Capitals 2024 (MGMAC 2024) and the ASEAN Mayors Forum 2024 (AMF 2024) from 18-19 September. These events bring together leaders from ASEAN cities, provinces, and capitals under the theme “Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience for Sustainable Development of ASEAN...

Primary School Teachers Receive Intensive Training on Spoken Lao Program

A comprehensive training program is currently underway to equip primary school teachers with the...

Savannakhet Faces Critical Teacher Shortage

A critical shortage of teachers is plaguing the education system in Savannakhet, threatening the...

Luxembourg Development Cooperation Supports Lao Red Cross with High-Tech Blood Cold Chain Equipment

Luxembourg has handed over state-of-the-art blood cold chain equipment to the Lao Red Cross,...

Laos Launches Low-Interest Loan Program to Boost Economic Self-Reliance

The Lao government has announced the establishment of a low-interest business funding program aimed...

Finance Officials Asked to Identify Causes of Missing Revenue

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Somdy Douangdy has called on the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance to identify the real...

ASEAN–Russia Trade Reaches US$13.4 Billion

ASEAN-Russia bilateral trade reached US$13.4 billion in 2015, representing 0.6 per cent of ASEAN’s total trade, placing Russia as the eighth largest trade partner...

PM Urges Indigenous Promotion Of Nam Bak Orange Farming

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the authorities and local people of Nam Bak district, Luang Prabang Province to continue promoting the farming of...

Rice Planting Going to Plan

Agricultural authorities have not reported any adverse weather conditions so far, two months into the rice planting season, although locusts have caused damage in...

Projects Help to Put Food on the Table in Poorest Districts

The Southern Laos Food and Nutrition Security and Market Linkages Programme (FNML) based in Attapeu province and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development...

Vegetable Prices Decrease in Vientiane Capital

The price of vegetables in Vientiane markets has fallen, the Laophattana newspaper reported on Friday. Vientiane authorities carried out price checks in markets last week...