The outcome of the visit to Thailand by President Maithripala Sirisena reflected the long-standing relations between the two countries and peoples based on shared historical, religious and cultural affinities, a joint statement by Sri Lanka and Thailand said. Keep reading ...

Despite being seen as the decisive factor in achieving sustainable rural development, Vietnam’s business sector still remained largely an untapped power, local newspaper Vietnam news on 26 August quoted officials and experts as saying. Keep reading ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay an official visit to Laos on 24 January with a view to strengthening links between Vientiane and Washington, the local Foreign Ministry confirmed. Keep reading ...

The Bank of Thailand felt that a spike in long-term government bond yields had only a limited impact on the economy when it decided to keep its key rate at a record low last month, meeting minutes showed on Wednesday.Long-term Thai bond yields moved in ...

Thailand’s military government has scrapped a plan to create a single Internet gateway, a deputy prime minister said on 15 October, putting paid to a system aimed at allowing authorities to monitor content. Keep reading ...

Vietnam resolutely opposes China’s construction of two lighthouses in the Chau Vien (Cuarteron) and Gac Ma (Johnson) reefs in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, the Foreign Ministry said on 13 October. Keep reading ...

India values its relations with Laos as the two countries share a long history of cultural relations over centuries, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on 11 December. Keep reading ...

Smaller firms may delay investment and recruitment next year because of the recent minimum wage increase of 5-6 baht per day, says the Federation of Thai SMEs.Last Friday, the national wage committee agreed to hike the daily minimum wage from 308-330 baht to 313-336 baht. ...

 An opposition MP on Tuesday night held Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha responsible for a network of social media that have been waging a cyber war against critics of the government and the military by spreading fake news and damaging materials against them. Viroj Lakkana-adisorn, an ...

Ten defence ministers from Southeast Asian Nations on Sunday held an informal meeting in Bangkok with regional issues, including the South China Sea and Rohingya crisis on their agenda.The retreat was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who in charge of security affairs. At ...

India’s trade relation with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) countries has immense potential, and “connectivity” and “economic integration” with regional value chains were crucial in this regard, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on 12 January. Keep reading ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on political consultation and cooperation between Laos’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.More ...

About 500,000 items of suspected fake news were spread on social media over the past month, with the elderly found to be the biggest culprits, Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said on Monday.He said the ministry’s anti-fake news centre has detected some half ...

The government has decided to spend Bt10 million on a study to pinpoint the labour market’s needs, boost employment and find a way to help youngsters choose a suitable career path.Keep reading ...

A laboratory which can test the qual­ity of fuel to inter­national standards has opened at the Thilawa Special Economic Zone as the government aims to crack down on those selling and importing low quality fuel.Keep reading  ...

Vietnam asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibility in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, stated foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on May 8. Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Transport plans to install e-tags on 3.2 million motorised vehicles by the year-end in a bid to conduct electronic toll collection (ETC) at build-operate-transfer (BOT) stations in 2019.Keep reading ...

Hundreds of Chinese investors protested outside of the Fanya Metal Exchange, in the south of the country, after finding that the minor rare earth metals exchange was unable pay out on investment products. Keep reading ...

(KPL) The Japanese Experience Day will be organized by the Embassy of Japan in the Lao PDR, in cooperation with Vientiane Center and the Japan Foundation Asia Center, on Sep 22, 2018 at Vientiane Center in Vientiane Capital.More ...

(KPL) DVV International has presented 5,470 books and other educational equipment worth 180 million kip to the Department of Non-formal Education, Ministry of Education and Sports.The handover ceremony was held in Vientiane Capital on Jan 14More ...