Lao PDR’s Macroeconomic Stability Amidst Uncertainty
(KPL) Economic growth in the Lao PDR is estimated at 6.5 per cent in 2018 down from 6 9 per cent in 2017, in...
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Govt satisfied with Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign
Laos ran a successful Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign to attract tourists from around Laos and other countries, which saw visitor numbers increase significantly...
Regional Consultation on Census Metrology Held In Vientiane
(KPL) Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Statistics Korea hosted a regional consultation on census metrology...
Public Private Mix Network Expanded to Improve Malaria Control in Laos
(KPL) The Lao PDR Centre for Malaria, Parasitology, and Entomology’s (CMPE) 2016-2020 National Strategy to control and eliminate malaria, the fifth such strategy to...
Laos, IOM Meets On Migration
(KPL) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday held a national level workshop on migration...
Malaysian NGOs Donate Relief Aid For Flood Victims In Attapeu
(KPL) Malaysia’s Non-Government Organisations have provided as relief aid for the victims of the collapse of one of the five saddle dams of the...
Oudomxay rolls out welcome mat for tourists
Oudomxay provincial authorities are accelerating infrastructure developments to make the province a more viable tourism destination through improved access.
Authorities are building facilities at many...
Laos Has The Youngest Population In S.E. Asia
The Lao PDR has a younger population than any country in Southeast Asia, with nearly 60% below the age of 25 years, and...
Lao Fashion Week Pushes Lao Fashion Towards International Stage
(KPL) The Lao Fashion Week, known as the most prestigious international fashion event in Laos, helps push the Lao fashion towards international stage.
“From...
Southern provinces debate cooperation in Triangle Development Area
Officials from Saravan, Champassak, Xekong, and Attapeu provinces met in Saravan province on Wednesday to discuss cooperation with Cambodia and Vietnam in the Triangle...
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Malaysian NGOs Donate Relief Aid For Flood Victims In Attapeu
(KPL) Malaysia’s Non-Government Organisations have provided as relief aid for the victims of the collapse of one of the five saddle dams of the...
Malaysia Committed To Enhance Education Cooperation With Laos
(KPL) Malaysia is committed to enhance cooperation with the Lao PDR on education, youth and sports.
The statement was made by Ambassador of Malaysia...
TK Entertainment Releases 12 New Albums
(KPL) TK Entertainment, a local record label, has released 12 new singles and albums for local fans.
The debut was held in Vientiane Capital on...
Dozens fail to declare acceptance of expressway compensation
More than 100 people who will lose land and other property when the planned expressway is built through Vientiane did not declare their intention...
Australia approves AUD4.5 million for business, trade improvement
Laos is now actively working to improve the business environment and facilitate trade as part of supporting the government’s policy to improve the ease...
8th China Int’l Alcoholic Beverage Expo to Open Next Month
(KPL) The 8th China (Guizhou) Int'l Alcoholic Beverage Expo will be held on 9 to 12 September at Guiyang International Conference and Exhubition Center in Guizhou province, southwest of China.
The event aims to reinforce the...
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PM Attends 33rd ASEAN Summit In Singapore
From left: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Singapore...
Lao Fashion Week Pushes Lao Fashion Towards International Stage
(KPL) The Lao Fashion Week, known as the most prestigious international fashion event in Laos, helps push the Lao fashion towards international stage.
“From...
PM: Downsize state organisations, cut civil servant numbers
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday told the Ministry of Home Affairs to speed up work to downsize state organisations after learning that many state...
Govt satisfied with Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign
Laos ran a successful Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign to attract tourists from around Laos and other countries, which saw visitor numbers increase significantly...
Laos Youngsters Gear Up For Football For Friendship Programme In Russia
Thavisinh Phichit Physithxay Vongkhamsy
(KPL) Thavisinh Phichit and Physithxay Vongkhamsy, the selected 12-year-old ambassadors from Laos will be on their way to Russia on June...
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Govt works towards a better business environment
Lao authorities have adopted measures that will allow easier access to credit and give added protection to minority investors in moves set to improve the...
Central bank urged to stabilise the kip
The Bank of the Lao PDR must introduce more concrete measures to keep the value of the kip stable, otherwise the country will face a...
Int’l WeloveU Foundation Aids Victims in Attapeu
(KPL) Over 70 volunteers of the International WeloveU Foundation conducted charity activities in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province in the aftermath of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy...
Public, Private Sectors Join Hands Improving Investment Climate
(KPL) Representatives of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) joined in Vientiane those from the private...
Vice Minister of Health Receives President Of Caritas Luxembourg
(KPL) Vice Minister of Health Bounkong Sihavong received on Feb 7 a courtesy call from the President of Caritas Luxembourg Mari Josee Jacops as...
Public Private Mix Network Expanded to Improve Malaria Control in Laos
(KPL) The Lao PDR Centre for Malaria, Parasitology, and Entomology’s (CMPE) 2016-2020 National Strategy to control and eliminate malaria, the fifth such strategy to eliminate...
Guizhou Is Leading The Way As Example Of Poverty Alleviation Through Tourism
By Morag Hobbs (People's Daily Online)
If you build it, they will come. The phrase could not be more apt than for the city of Liupanshui...
Govt slaps heavy fines on tobacco rule violators
Producers and importers of tobacco products will be penalised with large fines and additional measures if the packages that contain their products do not carry...
Modern new unit opens at Mittaphab Hospital
A new wing has opened at Mittaphab Hospital (Friendship Hospital) in Vientiane as part of efforts to improve the standard of healthcare and raise the...
