The Vientiane Times
UXO explodes killing one, injuring 12
A buried bombie exploded on March 21 in Paek district, Xieng Khuang province, killing one child and injuring five adults and seven other children, officials have said. Three people were seriously injured and are undergoing surgery in the provincial hospital to remove the shrapnel. One ...
Laos, Cambodia eye extra flights to boost tourism
Laos and Cambodia on Monday signed a document agreeing on the need to increase flights between the two neighbours to meet the growing demand for air transport. Head of the Air Transport Division, Department of Civil Aviation, Mr Viengsay Singkham told Vientiane Times on March ...
Lao, Viet police extend partnership in prevention of cross-border crime
Laos’ Ministry of Public Security and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security will continue to support each other in protecting national security and preventing cross-border crimes. During a visit to Vietnam from March 15-17, Lao Minister of Public Security Major General Somkeo Silavong signed an agreement ...
Phongsaly's charms attracting more visitors
The number of visitors to Phongsaly province is rising steadily, with a significant jump from the more than 82,000 people recorded in 2015 to 103,583 visitors in 2016. The province’s tourism section is confident this trend will continue and is predicting at least 110,000 visitors ...
Govt seeks to regulate enterprises unlawfully raising capital
Proper investigation has been ordered into enterprises whose operations violate regulations and laws, notably those raising funds illegally from individuals for business operations, the government spokesman has said. The instruction was made at the government monthly meeting for March, which took place last week in ...
Intensive course seeks to improve hospital management
Management administrators from five major hospitals met in Vientiane recently to learn more about management methods in hopes of improving the country’s healthcare services and human resources development. Hospital management covered in the one-week course taking place under the Swiss Laos Hospital Project included patient ...
Rice exports to China still facing challenges, official says
The trade in rice products between Laos and China still faces challenges due to the demand for high quality by Chinese buyers, according to a senior trade promotion official. This means Lao producers will have to try a lot harder to produce high quality rice ...
Laos calls for UN programmes to match development goals
Laos would like United Nations cooperation programmes to comply with the priorities laid out in the development plans of the countries it is assisting, to help them achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith stressed this perspective in his remarks at ...
Vietnam's Vung Ang port vital for shipment of Lao goods
Vietnam has announced it will continue to create favourable conditions for the transit of Lao goods via Vung Ang Port in central Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province. This was relayed by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho to Laos’ Minister of Planning and Investment ...
Weekend storms batter parts of Laos
Sporadic tropical storms will continue to lash many parts of Laos from now until the middle of May and the public should be on the alert at all times. Head of the Weather Forecast and Aeronautical Meteorology Division of the Meteorology and Hydrology Department in ...
