Kon Plông District in Kon Tum Province has been struck by 70 minor earthquakes since the beginning of July, which experts say are linked to the accumulation of water at the hydroelectric dams in the region. Four earthquakes hit the district on the morning of ...

Recently, many localities have faced problems involving waste treatment facilities emitting unpleasant odors, excessive waste overflow, and leachate leakage, causing adverse effects on residents’ lives.Despite the endeavors undertaken by these localities to address the situation, the core issue remains unresolved. It is not only in ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved immediate registration of undocumented migrant workers in a bid to curb further outbreaks of Covid-19.The move means foreign workers who do not have work permits can be registered quickly so they are covered by disease controls.Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin explained ...

Security along all borders is at its highest amid fears that coronavirus cases from neighbouring countries could enter Thailand and deepen the already critical Covid-19 outbreak that has the death toll climbing at an alarming rate.The most serious concern centres on the border with Myanmar ...

The report reviews sector achievements and challenges as well as the Government of Viet Nam’s strategy and policies. It also outlines how the Asian Development Bank and other development partners have contributed to the sector. The report provides recommendations on measures to boost access to ...

Authorities of 16 provinces and cities nationwide have decided to close schools since February 1 after some pupils were found to have been in contact with COVID-19 patients. Ha Noi also decided that all bars, karaoke parlors and discotheques must close and residents are told ...

The Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (JSAMD) has become the first Vietnamese journal to be put forward in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) via the Web of Science which features the world’s leading citation databases.JSAMD focuses on publishing research works related to ...

Vietnam is forecast to run the risk of electricity shortage during 2020-2030, heard the annual Vietnam Energy forum held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi on August 9. Calculations from the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) showed that to meet the quick increase in ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The growth rate of factories in Laos is continuing to moderate despite the government improving its policies and regulations to attract investors.The number of factories has grown by just 5 percent annually, according to statistics collected by the Department of Industry ...

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has asserted that it has stepped into the market only to curb volatility in the baht, and Thailand has never used the exchange rate as a tool to gain an unfair trade advantage.BoT assistant governor Chantavarn Sucharitakul said the central ...

87 members of the Bang Kloi indigenous Karen community, who travelled back to the location of their former village in the Kaeng Krachan forest, have been forcibly taken out of the forest and arrested by park officials, police, and military officers.The community members were taken ...

The Finance Ministry on Thursday cut its 2021 economic growth forecast to 1.0% from a previously projected 1.3% expansion, the fourth such revision this year, as the country struggles to recover from the pandemic.Thailand suffered a 6.1% economic slump last year, after the collapse of ...

Southeast Asia’s rapid urbanisation and increasing affluence has led to concerns about the growth of consumerism and its impact on sustainability. Consumerism is the constant purchasing of goods and services not termed as needs such as food, water, clothing and shelter and follows changing trends ...

(KPL) The community housing project “ARATA Garden Residences”, on the back side of LAO ITECC and next to That Luang Lake of Xaysettha district, will start its construction in early 2019 and is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021.ARATA ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xieng Khuang provincial authorities are attempting to stamp out the cultivation of opium poppies after local officials reported an increase in the number of illicit plantations in several districts.Opium poppies have been found growing in seven districts of Xieng Khuang province. ...

There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Nguyễn Văn Hồi, head of the ministry’s Social Assistance Department, told a conference ...

The Covid-19 crisis has had a massive impact on household debt and it is expected to rise to more than 80 per cent of GDP, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), a state think-tank, has warned.Thai household debt stood at 79.8 per cent ...

(KPL) Laos has been expected record greater number of Chinese tourists this year. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has confirmed it will work with other countries to promote tourism in Asian.The Asian Culture and Tourism Exhibition was held on May 16 in Beijing, China. The event ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Forest cover is expected to increase to 68 percent of the country’s land area by 2020, slightly below the target of 70 percent, the latest report on the matter suggests.A 2015 survey revealed that Forest cover stood at 58 percent. With an ...

The government on Wednesday tried to allay concerns over its decision to extend the emergency decree until the end of July, saying most of its restrictions had already been lifted anyway.“The emergency decree is still needed to ensure integration of the authority held by various ...