(KPL) Minister of Health, Dr Bounkong Syhavong and French Ambassador to Lao PDR, Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, co-chaired a seminar held on Oct 4 by the French Embassy to promote the contribution of the 5% Initiative to the fight against tuberculosis, HIV…
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PHNOM PENH, Environment ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are due to meet in Cambodia next week, to discuss trans-boundary haze pollution and other environment-related issues, a Cambodian spokesman said today (Saturday…
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation began an official visit to Vietnam from Oct 1.The three-day visit is made at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.Laos and Vietnam have enjoyed a trad…
Officials for the local government in Laos’ Houaphanh province say they want to cancel the survey contract of a Chinese coal company after learning that its operations in the province have caused hardship for villagers who have yet to see any compensat…
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – To see how much the consumer has changed in Vietnam, look no further than what he drinks: soda or bubble tea.Coca-Cola was one of the first foreign investors in Vietnam, selling in wartime and in a postwar period when many f…
(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will pay an official visit to Vietnam between October 1-3 to enhance the longstanding relations, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.Prime Minister Thongloun’s visit is in r…
(KPL) Lao government continues placing its priority on combating illegal logging, promoting trade in legal timber products and sustainable forest management. Purposely, the meeting on Negotiation Support and Development Committee (NSDC), held on Sep 18…
(KPL) U.S. Ambassador Rena Bitter announced on Sep 13 a Disaster Declaration, and the immediate release of US$ 100,000 in emergency relief in flood-affected areas in southern Laos.The people of the United States are concerned about the ongoing floods i…