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Health & Environment

Laos and South Korea Deepen Agricultural Cooperation in Key Areas

Laos and South Korea have strengthened agricultural cooperation, focusing on modernizing Laos’s farming sector and boosting ties within ASEAN. On 30 October, South Korea’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Song Miryung, met with Laos’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Linkham Douangsavanh, in South Korea, to discuss bilateral agricultural...

Lao Red Cross Boosts Blood Services: A Lifesaving Leap Forward

The Lao Red Cross-National Blood Transfusion Service (LRC NBTS) project, implemented by the National...

Laos Takes Lead in Promoting Clean Energy at ASEAN Energy Business Forum

The 24th ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF-24) opened in Vientiane Capital, on 25 September...

OP-ED A Choice For All: Freedom to Plan, Power to Choose

Joint Op-Ed by Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Laos' Minister of Health, and Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Laos Representative Imagine...

Agroecological Practices Empower Farmers in Xieng Khouang Province

Xieng Khouang, the first province to embrace the Agroecological and Safe Food System Transitions...

Commission Says Violence against Women Still a Major Concern

Violence against women and especially domestic violence remains an issue in Laos, a recent study undertaken by the National Commission for the Advancement of...

New Zealand Gives Boost to Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control

The New Zealand Aid Programme, through the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has provided US$3.1 million to the Lao government to...

Pregnant Women in Need of Better Healthcare

Pregnant women are in need of more information concerning healthcare which should be provided by specialists including midwives, to reduce Laos' high rate of...