Vientiane is set to be in a significant global spotlight as thousands of foreign delegates and media personnel are scheduled to arrive in the country for the ASEAN Summits next month.
Vientiane is set to be in a significant global spotlight as thousands of foreign delegates and media personnel are scheduled to arrive in the country for the ASEAN Summits next month.
The Sultanate of Brunei, one of the biggest oil suppliers in the region, has expressed its interest in purchasing rice products from Laos.
Saravan province has joined the nationwide fight against illegal logging following prime minister’s recent order to ban the export of partially-processed wood, tree roots, root balls, tree branches, dried trees and ornamental plants.
The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued an announcement warning members of the public to be aware of any supposed agents or brokers who claim to be able to secure scholarships for overseas study in return for payment.
Prime Minister Thongloun is looking to change his country’s pro-China image and broaden its economic horizons.
The value of ASEAN-US bilateral trade and investment has reached US$212.8 billion and accounted for 9.3% of ASEAN’s total trade.
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 of ASEAN.
More than 15,000 students have registered for entrance exams at the National University of Laos, but the university has said that only 5,335 students will be granted entry into the university system.