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.
“Dinner with Beckett” Shown in Vientiane
Daniel Foley, an actor, writer and director from Performance Exchange London presented “Dinner with Beckett” at the Mercure Vientiane Hotel in Vientiane Capital last Friday night, Oct 7, 2016.
Chinese-invested Company Builds Primary School in Laos
A primary school built by Chinese-invested Jixiang cement factory in Lao central Khammouane province has been inaugurated in September, a representative of the company told Xinhua on Monday.
TK Sound Lao Welcomes New Artists at Music Launch
Following on the success of its previous three launches, TK Sound Lao Entertainment recently held another promotional event for traditional folk songs and to introduce new artists to the public.
New JICA Volunteers Group Arrives in Laos
New Japanese volunteers dispatched by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently arrived in Laos to support socio-economic and human resource development across the country.
WWF Commends Laos’s Decision to Dismantle Tiger Farms
The government’s intention to phase out tiger farms announced at the UN CITES 17th Conference of Parties last week in Johannesburg, South Africa is a major step against fighting the illegal wildlife trade, WWF has said.