RIYADH, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary ban on importing live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from the Philippines and Laos due to bird flu outbreaks, the Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday. Sanad Al-Harbi, director general of the Animal Assessment Department of Saudi’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, said the ban was […]
Read MoreThe Laos-Thailand railway link is expected to begin operating a freight transport service in the next few months following the completion of a container yard at the Thanalaeng Railway Station in Laos in March. Lao authorities are working with their Thai counterparts to launch the freight service by October, a senior official of the Railway […]
Read MoreThe government has cleared a plan to lower its budget deficit for 2018 but it still requires more funds to repay domestic and overseas loans. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, presented the government’s plan to address the deficit at the first joint meeting between the National Assembly’s Eighth Legislature […]
Read MoreThe government has cleared a plan to lower its budget deficit for 2018 but it still requires more funds to repay domestic and overseas loans. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, presented the government’s plan to address the deficit at the first joint meeting between the National Assembly’s Eighth Legislature […]
Read More(KPL) Malaysia has been ranked the 4th largest foreign direct investor in Laos following China, Vietnam and Thailand with many Malaysian investment projects reported in hydropower industry and special economic zones. Malaysia Ambassador to Laos Mohd Aini Atan told Mrs Khemmani Pholsena, Minister of Industry and Commerce on Wednesday that Malaysian investors were keen to continue […]
Read MoreThe second Greater Mekong Subregion Agriculture Ministers Meeting will be held in Siem Reap province early next month, with agro-food products, exploring new markets for agricultural products and solving issues in the sector expected to be high on the agenda. The meeting of agriculture ministers will be held from September 6 to 8 in Siem […]
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