VIENTIANE, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — The Lao government has set a plan to attract more than 5.2 million foreign arrivals to the country and increase the annual income generated by the foreign visitors to 900 million U.S. dollars in 2018. “In order to make a rebound in tourism growth, the Ministry of Information, Culture and […]
Read MoreMinistry of Labour and Social Welfare has been successful in protecting the benefits and rights of Lao workers employed abroad, especially in Thailand, according to a leading official. Minister Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Khampheng Xaysompheng highlighted the successful efforts of authorities in assisting Lao workers overseas in his report to the National Assembly (NA) […]
Read MoreIt has been 20 years since the Lao People’s Democratic Republic officially become a member of ASEAN, and although many Lao people don’t feel connected to the group, they generally believe that their country’s membership in it can only bring benefits. Conversations with Lao people also reveal a sentiment that Laos, a Least Developed Country of […]
Read More(KPL) Representatives of ASEAN member countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) and Japan met in Vientiane Capital to discuss the promotion of the export of made-in-Laos agricultural products. “The majority, approximately 70%, of Lao people are engaged in agricultural production, so the agricultural development is very important to all people,” Vice Minister […]
Read MoreMembers of the National Assembly (NA) have called the government to increase state investment into critical sectors, catalyse improvements in the ease of doing business and pursue an increasingly transparent approach to public governance. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and members of the nation’s central cabinet have been in attendance at the NA’s ongoing fourth ordinary […]
Read MoreThe electronics sector accounts for 20% to 50% of the total value of exports of most countries in Asia. High quantities of the world’s consumer electronics like televisions, radios, computers, and cellular phones come from the ASEAN region. More than 80% of the world’s hard drives are made in ASEAN. The ASEAN countries are: Brunei […]
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