Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone has urged the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to accelerate improvement of the business climate by cutting the number of days it takes to register a business. This is one of the measures that would improve ease-of-doing-business in Laos and create a more favourable investment climate, he told ministry […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has agreed to work with Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to continue developing the information and communications technology (ICT) and digital innovation sectors. A cooperation agreement between the two countries was signed in Vientiane on Friday. The document was signed by Laos’ Minister of Post and Telecommunications, […]
Read MoreLaotians are hoping the Laos-China railway will bring more tourists and development opportunities once fully operational, media reports have said. The project will be completed in 2021, and the railway will have a total length of over 414 km linking the Mohan-Boten border gate in northern Laos and the capital. “About three years ago, there […]
Read More(KPL) The Laos-China Belt and Road Cooperation Forum, the first of its kind, was opened in Vientiane on Feb 2 with the aim of realizing the synergy of Laos’ strategy of turning itself from landlocked country into a land-linked nation and the Belt and Road Initiative of China, and implementing the agreements made by Chinese […]
Read More(KPL) A tripartite meeting between the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Lao National Federation of Trade Unions, and the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry was held last week in Vientiane to discuss the raise of minimum wage from current 900,000 kip, approximately US$109, per month. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of […]
Read MoreBusinesses and factories may soon be required to increase the minimum wage from the present 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip a month in a bid to improve workers’ standard of living. This message was reiterated at a meeting last week attended by Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Dr Khampheng Saysompheng, and representatives of […]
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