VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Thai business communities are drawing up plans to increase bilateral trade and investment volumes in the coming years by overcoming several long-standing barriers. The two sides expect to set up a special working group that will team up with personnel from both sides in the hope of bridging […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -The authorities will no longer approve the construction of fuel depots and petrol stations close to communities, key government offices, temples, rivers or television and radio stations, according to a new ministerial decision. Minister of Public Works and Transport, Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong, on June 18 put into practice the newly amended ministerial […]
Read MoreHigh levels of childhood malnutrition present a staggering, yet avoidable, loss of human and economic potential for Laos, according to the World Bank. Nationally, stunting affects over one third of all Lao children under the age of five, the Bank said in a brief on its website titled “Multi-Sector Convergence Approach to Reducing Malnutrition in […]
Read MoreLaos is falling in line with other countries by allowing tourists to apply for a visa online, aiming to bolster the number of foreign visitors. Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith and representatives of other sectors involved on Tuesday pressed buttons to initiate the e-visa service at a special ceremony […]
Read MoreLaos is falling in line with other countries by allowing tourists to apply for a visa online, aiming to bolster the number of foreign visitors. Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith and representatives of other sectors involved yesterday pressed buttons to initiate the e-visa service at a special […]
Read MoreThree driving forces are shaping new forms of value chains, with implications for Southeast Asia. The first is the growth of the CLMVT — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand — region. The gap between advanced economies and emerging markets is closing, and our region is catching up very fast. But the concurrent rise in […]
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