News, 30 December 2019

Lao PM to visit China on January 5-9

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will pay an official visit to China from January 5 to 9 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chinese ...

'Con' throwing festival enhances friendship between Vietnam, Laos and China

NDO – The fourth 'con' (colourful fabric ball) throwing festival of border districts from Vietnam, Laos and China officially opened in Muong Te District, ...

Vietnam-Laos-China 'con' throwing festival takes place in Lai Chau

Lai Chau (VNA) - The third Vietnam-Laos-China 'con' festival, themed “Colour of friendship”, kicked off in Muong Te district, the northern mountainous ...

Preparations in full swing to usher in New Year

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) - In keeping with revellers the world over, people in Laos are gearing up to celebrate the New Year with a bang.

News, 25 December 2019

Wondering About Best Places To Go In Asia During December? Here Are Our Picks

Laos is the perfect destination for nature-lovers. Laos is a landlocked country which is located in Southeast Asia. It is close to the northeast part of ...

Laos, Thailand strengthen cooperation on border security

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) - Laos and Thailand will coordinate efforts more closely to strengthen border security and together address ...

Thai court upholds life sentence for Lao drug kingpin

PHOTO: SCMP. A Thai court has upheld a life sentence for Lao drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha, who's charged with smuggling a huge number of ...

Lucky Air launches flights from Kunming to Laos

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) - Lucky Air, a Chinese airline based out of Kunming Changshui International Airport, has launched flights from ...

News, 24 December 2019

Govt, Laos ink deal to fight drugs

Thailand and Laos have agreed to step up patrols and cooperation to combat the thriving narcotics trade along their common border. Deputy Prime ...

News, 19 December 2019

Lao officials learning benefits of biogas supported by Chinese gov't

VIENTIANE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lao government officials are learning the numerous benefits of biogas during a course in capital Vientiane supported ...

Court upholds life term for Lao drug smuggler Xaysana

The Appeal Court has upheld a sentence of life imprisonment for Lao drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha for smuggling 1.2 million speed pills into the ...

Chinese engineering firm drills 3 China-Laos railway tunnels in December

VIENTIANE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese railway engineering company has drilled through three China-Laos railway tunnels in northern Laos in ...

Top Chinese legislator holds talks with Lao counterpart to cement ties

Li, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, said that China-Laos relations have entered a new era of building a community ...

News, 18 December 2019

Trip.com Group CEO and Lao Tourism Minister Open Collaboration Talks

BEIJING, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group CEO Jane Sun met with Lao Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Kikeo ...

News, 17 December 2019

Vietnamese volunteer soldiers excellently fulfill mission in Laos: Lao Defence Minister

Vientiane (VNA) – The Defence Minister of Laos, General Chansamone Chanyalath, has hailed the role in and contributions of Vietnamese volunteer ...

Laos reports decrease in malaria this year

The Laos Ministry of Health has reported more than 5,600 malaria cases in 2019, a significant decrease from 2018, according to a Vientiane Times ...

Le ministre laotien de la Défense parle des relations Vietnam-Laos

Hanoï, 17 décembre (VNA) - A l'occasion des 70 ans de la Journée nationale des soldats volontaires et experts vietnamiens au Laos, des 70 ans de ...

News, 13 December 2019

Germany facilitates Mekong basin management with additional funding

A signing ceremony for the funding was held in the Lao capital of Vientiane Friday, its beneficiary, the Mekong River Commission (MRC), said.

ASEAN officials discuss in Laos improvement of health services for needy

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials from Laos and other ASEAN member countries are meeting in the Lao capital Vientiane this week to ...

Mekong subregion discusses in Laos on new funding to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Participants from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand were reunited recently in Lao capital Vientiane to ...

Asean stands to benefit from Vientiane Vision 2.0, says former Japanese minister

He said Vientiane Vision 2.0, which was just launched last month (Nov 2019), also illustrated Japan's recognition of the growing importance of the ...

Lao gov't plans to cope with changing global environment

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs has kicked off its 14th meeting, aiming to review and approve a new working plan ...

News, 11 December 2019

Deputy PM Trương Hòa Bình visits Laos

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình meets Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou on Tuesday in Vientiane. — VNA/VNS Photo.

Visite d'une délégation de l'Assemblée nationale du Laos à Da Nang

Il a demandé à Bounpone Sisoulath de proposer à l'AN du Laos et au gouvernement de poursuivre le développement du couloir économique ...

News, 9 December 2019

Vietnam to import more electricity from Laos

With the country expected to suffer from power shortages from 2020, the electricity import from Laos is expected to increase beyond 5,000 MW in the ...

News, 8 December 2019

Vietnam – Laos : conférence pour partager les expériences du travail ethnique

Nghe An, 8 décembre (VNA) - Une conférence Vietnam - Lao s'est tenue le 7 décembre dans la province centrale de Nghe An pour chercher des ...

Vietnam-Laos trade hits 940 million USD in ten months

Hanoi (VNA) – Trade cooperation was a spotlight of the Vietnam-Laos relationship in the first ten months of this year, with revenue reaching 940 ...

One Vietnamese, four Lao men caught trafficking heroin

The detained Vietnamese suspect was identified as 64-year-old Nguyen Van Nha and four Lao men as Souphap Keobounmy and PhouPet Vangd, ...

News, 6 December 2019

Vietnam, Laos enhance cooperation in culture, sports, tourism

Vientiane (VNA) – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a reception in Vientiane on December 6 for a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry ...

Vietnam et Laos promeuvent la coopération dans la culture et les sports

Le chef du gouvernement laotien a souhaité partager des expériences avec le Vietnam dans le développement du tourisme au Laos dans l'avenir.

Malaysian Couple Embarks On Epic Road Trip To Laos In Their Little Perodua Kancil

An adventourous Malaysian couple has decided to embark on an ambitious journey from Malaysia to Laos in their trusty little Perodua Kancil, the ...

News, 5 December 2019

BRIEF-China Wuyi's Consortium In Potash Project Worth $898 Mln In Laos

SAYS ITS CONSORTIUM SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON POTASH PROJECT WORTH $898 MILLION IN LAOS Source text in Chinese: ...

News, 4 December 2019

Chairman of Presidential Office meets Lao Party leader

Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung (L) and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith (Photo: VNA).

Việt Nam, Laos to co-operate in Indochinese archival preservation

HÀ NỘI — The directors of the departments of State Records Management and Archives of Laos and Việt Nam yesterday signed on a MoU to enhance ...

World Bank approves additional funding for poverty reduction in Laos

The additional funding will support agriculture-related activities under Lao National Nutrition Strategy with a focus on improving livelihoods and ...

Kancil power: Malaysian couple travels over 1500km to Laos with car bought for RM1,500

This was the case when an adventurous Malaysian couple embarked on an ambitious journey from Malaysia all the way to Laos in their compact ...

Laos to improve emergency medical response to natural disasters

VIENTIANE, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A meeting for Emergency Medical Team Coordination Mechanism for Public Health Response in the Lao capital ...

News, 3 December 2019

Laos continues path of relentless development

Under the guidance of the party and state over the past 44 years, the people are happy and proud to see that Laos is continuously developing.

Vietnam, Laos ink cooperative MoU on archive

Hanoi (VNA) – The national archive agencies of Vietnam and Laos signed a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation in 2020 at a ...

Reducing patent application pendency and increasing patent quality in Lao PDR

While an amended version of the Lao Law on Intellectual Property took effect in June 2018, patent applicants can still be frustrated by the lengthy ...