On May 10, a Laos-China train cleared rapid inspection procedure at the Laos-China border and reached the Chengdu International Train Station in China’s Sichuan Province smoothly.With the introduction of new clearance procedure, cargo can now reach its…
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Since 2015, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) with the support of the Australian Government through the BEQUAL programme has been developing a new national primary curriculum along with new teaching and learning materials and a complete train…
The government is providing some oil importing companies with at least 50% of foreign currencies they need to procure oil from abroad.“This is a short-term measure to ensure people have enough fuel to use,” Minister of Industry and Commerce Khampheng X…
On Mar 25, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement to grant JPY 2.1 billion (approx US$17.2 million) to the government of Laos to support the development of engineers through upgrading lab facilities and equipment of the Facul…
Laos recorded an export value of more than US$7.6 billion with goods shipped to more than 90 countries worldwide last year, according to the Lao Trade Portal, Ministry of Industry and Commerce.Laos’ major export markets included Thailand with US$2.8 bi…
Laos logged a trade surplus of around US$100 million in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Laos’ total value of imports and exports in the first quarter of the year reached US$1.1 billion including US$600 mil…
The United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided the Protective Equipment (PPE) and disinfectant materials to the Department of Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.The handover…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed US$22.8 billion from its own resources in 2021 to help Asia and the Pacific tackle the immediate effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and promote a green recovery.Financial and operational r…