December 30, 2017
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December 27, 2017
Xekong: A destination for adventurous tourists who love nature
By: Vientiane Times, December 23, 2017
XEKONG - Xekong province, located in the heart of southeastern Laos, is not very developed but is a favourite with tourists who enjoy trekking in the deep forest and learning about the lifestyle of ethnic people.
XEKONG - Xekong province, located in the heart of southeastern Laos, is not very developed but is a favourite with tourists who enjoy trekking in the deep forest and learning about the lifestyle of ethnic people.
Businesses gain access to job market info via website
By: Vientiane Times, December 25, 2017
VIENTIANE - Lao businesses will soon be able to access crucial information via a government-owned website that will also provide updates on job opportunities and other useful data regarding the demand and supply of labour.
VIENTIANE - Lao businesses will soon be able to access crucial information via a government-owned website that will also provide updates on job opportunities and other useful data regarding the demand and supply of labour.
December 26, 2017
Land should benefit everyone: Lao PM
By: Somxay Sengdara, Vientiane Times, December 25, 2017
VIENTIANE - Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has stressed that the government’s policy on land use should add value to land and benefit everyone in the country.
VIENTIANE - Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has stressed that the government’s policy on land use should add value to land and benefit everyone in the country.
Tourism falls in first 9 months of 2017, Chinese tourists increase
Original Title: Laos: Tourist arrivals fall by 9 per cent in Jan-Sept
By: Souksakhone Vaenkeo, Vientiane Times, December 20, 2017
VIENTIANE - The number of foreign tourists visiting Laos in the first nine months of this year dropped by 9.1 per cent to just over 2.88 million people compared to the same period last year.
By: Souksakhone Vaenkeo, Vientiane Times, December 20, 2017
VIENTIANE - The number of foreign tourists visiting Laos in the first nine months of this year dropped by 9.1 per cent to just over 2.88 million people compared to the same period last year.
December 25, 2017
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December 18, 2017
Corruption causing major loss to Laos
By: Somsack Pongkhao, Vientiane Times, December 18, 2017
VIENTIANE - The state lost more than 480 billion kip (US$57.53 million) through corruption over the past five years, and this directly affected national development and poverty reduction efforts in Laos, the State Inspection Authority (SIA) has said.
December 15, 2017
Kompin ໂຄມປິ່ນ
Watch how kompin ໂຄມປິ່ນ (pronounced kohmbeen) - a Lao version of shadow paper lantern puppetry of sorts - as they're being made.
Video by: Xeng Yang via Youtube user AtMyLibrary
Lao PM seeks improvements across legal, judicial sectors
By: Vientiane Times, December 7, 2017
VIENTIANE - Sectors responsible for enforcement, administration, prosecution and adjudication of the law must do all they can to ensure that innocent people are protected and offenders punished, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told a meeting in the capital on Tuesday.
Laos Airlines cut ticket prices to stimulate tourism
By: Vientiane Times, December 7, 2017
VIENTIANE - Lao Airlines, the national flag carrier, is decreasing the price of tickets on domestic and international routes in a bid to stimulate tourism within the country.
The airline’s decision to reduce the price of tickets coincides with the traditional high season for tourists.
The airline’s decision to reduce the price of tickets coincides with the traditional high season for tourists.
December 14, 2017
Overvalued development projects face scrutiny in Laos
By: Somsack Pongkhao, Vientiane Times, December 12, 2017
VIENTIANE - Stronger measures have been put in place to address the problems related to overvalued state investment projects, a senior official has confirmed.
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dr. Kikeo Chanthabouly told Vientiane Times on Friday that the government was announcing measures to enforce laws strictly to ensure the effective expenditure of the State budget.
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dr. Kikeo Chanthabouly told Vientiane Times on Friday that the government was announcing measures to enforce laws strictly to ensure the effective expenditure of the State budget.
BCEL launches cashless payment system in Laos
By: Vientiane Times, December 2, 2017
VIENTIANE - Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) has launched a new service called ‘OnePay’- a mobile phone app that allows users to pay anyone, anywhere, directly from their account by simply photographing a QR code.
December 10, 2017
A brief look at Lao-South Korean diplomatic relations
The relationship between the two countries has grown considerably in just the last 10 years. Foreign investment and the number of tourists from South Korea to Laos has skyrocketed. Here's a brief look at their diplomatic relations.
December 05, 2017
December 04, 2017
December 03, 2017
Vat Haw Pakaew received a new crown
In Vientiane, the famous Vat Haw Pakaew, received a new crown
after its renovations in 2015.
after its renovations in 2015.
Video Credit: Vientiane Times, May 3, 2015
Heavy debt load in Laos
By: David Hutt, Asia Times News, November 4, 2017
Twenty years since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, analysts are once again looking skeptically at potentially unsustainable debt piles in the region. Largely untouched by the ’97 collapse, Laos could get pulled into a new era of financial turmoil.
Twenty years since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, analysts are once again looking skeptically at potentially unsustainable debt piles in the region. Largely untouched by the ’97 collapse, Laos could get pulled into a new era of financial turmoil.
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