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29 October 2024

- Laos, Russia enhance cooperation at BRICS Summit
The Lao and Russian presidents have pledged to strengthen their partnership and enhance cooperation in economic development and regional frameworks. This commitment was made when President Thongloun Sisoulith met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the BRICS and Developing Countries Summit last week in Kazan, Russia, according to the press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.........More>>>

- Luang Prabang records 1.5 million tourists in nine months
Some 1,583,000 Lao and foreign tourists visited Luang Prabang in the first nine months of this year, surpassing the target figure of 900,000 set for the whole of 2024, according to a report by Lao National Radio. Speaking to reporters recently, the Governor of Luang Prabang city, Mr Viengthong Hathsachanh, said tourism in the province and its capital city had exploded during Visit Laos Year 2024, and visitors had returned in droves since the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic faded in everyone’s memory.........More>>>

- Lao, Vietnamese leaders pursue plans for rail, road links
The leaders of Laos and Vietnam have agreed to speed up plans around infrastructure development, aimed at creating rail and road links between the two neighbouring countries. .........More>>>

- Public health groups back Laos in ending tobacco industry deal
October 28, Bangkok -- The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and various international health groups have expressed their solidarity with the Government of Laos in its commitment not to renew the Investment Licence Agreement it has held with the tobacco industry for the past 25 years. .........More>>>

- China eyes Lao durian to meet spiralling market demand
Several Chinese businesses have expressed interest in growing durian in Laos to feed the surge in demand for the fruit among Chinese consumers. . .......More>>>

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- Laos marks World Food Day event with focus on poverty, agriculture

Laos still needs to continue developing its agriculture, forestry, and rural sectors to help reduce poverty, as highlighted at a recent event to mark World Food Day in Vientiane last Wednesday.
Speaking at the event, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Linkham Douangsavanh, raised that modernising the Lao forestry sector can help to tackle increased vulnerability faced under climate change while improving preparedness for natural disasters and promoting better land cultivation and land use through improved production techniques.......More>>>

- Kasy-Nan road upgrade complete
The resurfacing of a treacherous 9km section of Road 4C between Kasy district in Vientiane province and Nan district in Luang Prabang province has been completed and the road is now open to heavy vehicles. .....More>>>

- Vocational trainers get lessons in landscape design

Sixteen teachers from six vocational education institutes across the country last week attended a course titled “Academic competency-based gardening training”. .....More>>>

- S. Korea gives boost to Lao cattle farmers
 
Cattle farmers have learnt about effective ways to fatten cattle and how to produce silage, ensuring that animals are fed a nutritious diet and are suitable for export. ......More>>>

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Energy ministry announces leadership changes 
The Ministry of Energy and Mines has made personnel changes at several top levels of the ministry and the management board of the state-owned enterprise Electricite du Laos (EDL)........ More >>>

Lao Art Week inspires with dynamic creativity
The XYZ Art and Culture Centre in Vientiane is hosting Lao Art Week 2024, with an exciting range of artwork on display that can be viewed free of charge until October 27....... More >>>

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Growing together: Lao village chief cultivates coffee farmer group with SOLAR Project support
Coffee growing on the Bolaven Plateau in the Lao province of Saravan is typically a longstanding family affair, with generation after generation working the volcanic soil to produce unique and prized coffee beans. ....More>>>

The leaders of India and Spain launch India’s first private military aircraft plantVADODARA, India (AP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez inaugurated India’s first private military aircraft plant on Monday, boosting New Delhi’s ambitions of growing local manufacturing in its defense and aerospace industries......More >>>

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What should be done to keep youngsters safe from drugs?
Drugs have ruined lives across the world and Laos is no exception. Although the police are cracking down on the trade in drugs, it is not easy to curb the abuse of ....More >>>

Students vie for selection ahead of National School Games
Schools around the country are holding competitions to choose the best students to represent their province at the 7th National School Games, which are .......More >>>

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Lao tourism eyes bright future under new leadership
The Lao tourism environment looks set to get a boost under the leadership ...More >>>


 
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