VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities in Vientiane intend to promote the use of Lao-made goods and encourage the cultivation of organically farmed agricultural produce in the capital to create jobs and generate income.These issues were discussed at a meeting held on Saturday at the Vientiane ...

Technology is at the core of Thailand’s development as the country moves forward into the era of Thailand 4.0, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on WednesdayGen Prawit was speaking when opening ”Powering Digital Thailand 2021”, a forum jointly organised by the Bangkok Post and ...

The Office of the Royal Society and the Office of National Water Resources and other water management sectors have held talks on the “2020 Drought and Salinity in the Water System”, seeking both short term and long term solutions.Keep watching ...

Data protection laws in Asia continue to be introduced and updated. one of the most recent developments in South East Asia is in Thailand. on 22 May 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved in principle a revised draft of Thailand’s first personal data protection act (Draft ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Labour officials will refine the draft Law on Labour, which aims to protect the benefits and rights of Lao workers in foreign countries, including other Asean countries.Lao government policy is to help workers and to protect their rights. As such, policies ...

Viettel has completed the integration of the first 5G network broadcasting infrastructure in the area around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi and successfully tested broadcasts on all bands licensed by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).Connection speeds in the tests ranged from 600 – ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Government Inspection Authority (GIA) has told law enforcement agencies to create conditions that enable people from all walks of life to participate in the fight against corruption.GIA Chairman Dr Bounthong Chitmany recently issued an instruction in this regard to facilitate ...

The rice market is expected to continue gaining ground in export, as the Philippines plans to import a million tonnes in early 2016. The announcement comes on the back of winning previous bids to sell 450,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines and a million ...

Public health volunteers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic decided against going ahead with a protest even though they are getting less than half the bonus payment promised by the government.The frontline volunteers were credited with working hard on the ground to contain the virus outbreak.Keep reading ...

This is the regular Child Rights Working Group meeting in November, 2018, the details are as follows:Date: Monday, 19 November, 2018Time 14 -17 PMVenue: ChildFund Office, Level 5, Vinafor Building, 127 Lo Duc Street, Hanoi, VietnamTwo special Guest Speakers are invited to share on their ...

The British Embassy in Hanoi on March 27 announced nine low carbon projects from across Vietnam as the first cohort to join Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Vietnam.The selected projects represent diverse sectors such as renewable energy, resource/energy efficiency, e-mobility, AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses), decarbonising ...

The Department of Treasury collaborates with Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) to establish Sa Kaeo Special Economic Zone focusing on service industry and logistics, as well as linking the Southern Economic Corridor from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. The IEAT is confident that it ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Several provinces are suffering in the wake of prolonged downpours, with many houses, smallholdings and farms partially submerged under floodwater.Xekong province in particular has been affected and the level of the Nam Xekong river has risen to 12 metres, just below ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials gathered with representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japanese Embassy to Laos in Vientiane on Friday to discuss improvements in the field of public investment management (PIM).Participants discussed the structure of the proposed committee to lead ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -The amount owed by the government to private enterprises has been put as high as 10.14 trillion kip, putting considerable pressure on the government to address this issue and sustain economic growth.Now the government has pledged to allocate more funds to repay ...

Though the coronavirus outbreak has already infected more than a million people globally, it cannot dash the invincible spirit of citizens. While embattled leaders take draconian measures to curb the contagion, Thais from all walks of life are rushing to support medical personnel on the ...

The Ministry of Commerce is planning to boost Thailand’s strategic partnership with India to mitigate risks from current geopolitical conflicts and trade disputes.Deputy Minister of Commerce, Chutima Bunyapraphasara, has expressed the view that the attacks on Syria have yet to affect Thailand’s trade industry and ...

Nearly every adult in Yangon Region can read, according to a recent survey organised by the regional education office.The finding that 99.89 percent of the adult residents in the commercial capital are literate was announced at the 50th International Literacy Ceremony, held at Basic Education ...

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria and play a key role in improving health and cutting the odds of contracting digestive diseases. While experts say up to 70 per cent of Vietnamese people are at risk of gastritis, most probiotic products on the market did not help ...

Bình Thuận Province People’s Committee has proposed to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc the establishment of a focal agency to address the problems posed by five thermal power plants at Vĩnh Tân Power Centre, the Vietnam News Agency reports. The proposal was made at a meeting on Monday between the provincial People’s Commitee and National Assembly delegation.Keep ...