Primary schools to start teaching coding: deputy education minister
Many of the public primary schools will start teaching coding in the second semester of the current school year, Deputy Education Minister Kalaya Sophonpanic said.She said the Education Ministry will not force some 30,000 schools nationwide to teach coding but would allow and support the ...
The Nation Reporter
LAO FILM ACADEMY /ENVIRONMENTAL FILM CAMP
June 21 to July 1, 2018Deadline on June 17, 2018The 10-day environmental film project will be held in Faculty of architecture, NUOL. and Na Hoi village in Sangthong district. Get 18 young people to learn about movies and produce six short films about environmental conservation ...
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Government ready to tackle biodiversity issue [Video]
The government of Thailand has signaled its intent to tackle fully the issues surrounding biodiversity at the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity.Keep watching ...
Haze of Smog Hovers over Laos’ Capital, Citizens Concerned about Health Risks
An unhealthy haze of smog has descended upon the capital city of Vientiane and air pollution has been noted in several other provinces around Laos.Concerned local and international residents have been monitoring the situation, posting online their own amateur updates on the local levels of atmospheric ...
The Laotian Times
Wildlife plan sees footprints of success
With the construction of Highway 304’s wildlife corridors still underway, a survey has found wildlife footprints on top of the traffic tunnels, proving that animals are now adjusting to the presence of of the corridor and are able to cross over the road with more ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Cambodia, Thailand discuss linking ports
Thailand has proposed connecting one of its ports to Sihanoukville’s deep-water port in a bid to boost trade between the countries.A delegation from Thailand’s eastern economic corridor met with Cambodian authorities on Tuesday to discuss linking the infrastructures of the Laem Chabang port in Chonburi ...
EU supports Da Nang solar energy development
A solar energy development support project was officially launched in Da Nang on November 3, aimed at supporting the central city in its process of promoting renewable energy sources. Co-organised by the European Union (EU) and the Da Nang Energy Conservation Centre (DECC), the project ...
Nhan Dan Reporter
How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a colossal infrastructure plan that could transform the economies of nations around the world. But with its focus on coal-fired power plants, the effort could obliterate any chance of reducing emissions and tip the world into catastrophic climate change.Keep ...
Laos commits to green growth path
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has made a firm commitment to roll out its green growth strategy.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, yesterday chaired a national level meeting to discuss ways to put the strategy, which Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Laos' northern 230 KV power grid put into operation
Laos’ northern 230 KV grid was put into operation on 29 November, a major boost to the country’s building of a unified high voltage grid. The project was constructed by China Southern Power Grid and it is one of the China-Laos cooperation projects within the Belt ...
U.S. Provides 174,000 Additional Mosquito Nets To Prevent Malaria in Laos
(KPL) U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Rena Bitter presented more than 174,000 additional mosquito nets to Mr. Khamphone Phoutthavong, Deputy Minister of Health, at a ceremony in Vientiane on Jul 9.These mosquito nets will be distributed to families in rural areas of the southern ...
KPL News Desk
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Export bid to slash palm oil surplus
The Commerce Ministry plans to seek the cabinet’s approval on a proposal to boost exports of crude palm oil to slash the surplus of palm oil in national stocks. At least 600,000 tonnes of palm oil surplus should be exported this year as the total national ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Land disputes remain complicated - chief inspector
Complaints and denunciations related to land have eased this year but land disputes are as complicated as ever, Government chief inspector Le Minh Khai told the National Assembly on November 7. Khai said the number of complainants coming to State administrative agencies in 2017 has ...
Hung Le
Thailand fares badly in business digitalisation: UNCTAD
Singapore and South Korea top the charts when it comes to companies receiving orders online, the Digital Economy Report 2019 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows.According to the report launched a few days ago, more than 60 percent of ...
Wichit Chaitrong
'Lights off’ campaign begins
Earth Hour, a World Wild Fund initiative aiming at raising awareness about climate change and the energy sector, kicked off on 5 March at the University of Science and Technology in Hanoi.This year’s event was organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Danish ...
Laos to build large hybrid floating solar project
The Lao government and shareholders in Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant have agreed to develop Nam Theun 2-Solar, which is claimed to be the world’s largest hybrid floating solar project.With an installed capacity of 240 megawatt peak (MWp), the solar project will be built on ...
Network reports big gains in plastic-use reduction
A network of 30 universities across the country has succeeded in reducing the number of single-use plastic bags, utensils and cups by 41 million pieces so far this year, it was announced during the Sustainable University Network of Thailand Conference 2018 hosted by Thammasat University ...
The Nation Reporter
Lao business start-ups, entrepreneurs meet in networking event
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao business startups and entrepreneurs have the chance to grow their operations by getting together with international investors,” said the organiser of a Startup and Angels event.The networking event was held in Vientiane on Wednesday and attended by foreign investors, local ...
Souksamai Boulom
Laos, Korea review cooperation in development assistance
Senior government officials and their development partners met in Vientiane on Thursday to review cooperation in the provision of Official Development Assistance (ODA) between Laos and the Republic of Korea.The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Kikeo Chanthabouly, and a ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Relief Items Presented To Flood Affected Families In Attapeu
(KPL) Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khampheng Xaysompheng on Tuesday presented relief items donated by public members and local and international organisations to over 300 families of flood victims in Attapeu Province. The relief items included daily necessities, and instant foods.More ...
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