Laos and Vietnam Friendship Associations enhance cooperation

 (KPL) The Laos-Vietnam and Vietnam-Laos Friendship Associations held a bilateral meeting in Vientiane to review bilateral cooperation.

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Int’l border checkpoint under improvement

 (KPL) The border checkpoint of the Lao-Thai International Friendship Bridge is improving its service in preparation for welcoming guests of the 9 th ASEM, scheduled for 5-6 November.

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Two firms to survey potash mines and hydropower potentials in provinces

 (KPL) The Phouphieng Mineral Export-Import Sole and the Mekong Mining ( Laos) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct prospecting of potash ores and study hydropower potentials in central and southern provinces of Laos.

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Laos-Vietnam further Party cooperation

 (KPL) A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Office led by its head Tran Quoc Vuong arrived here on 7 January for a week long visit to Laos as a guest the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee’s Office.

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National Road No 16 improvement satisfies developers

(KPL) Developers are satisfied with the improvement progress of the national Road No 16 as 12 per cent of its work has been carried out since last December, according to Director of the Douangdy Bridge Construction Mr. Oudone Keodouangdy.

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Sekong’s visit arrivals up by 17 per cent

 (KPL) Over 25,000 people visited central province Sekong last year, increased by 12 per cent from the year before, according to local official.

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Mass media learn humanity assistance of Lao Red Cross

 (KPL) The Lao Red Cross (LRC) convened local mass media, on 4 February to provide deeply understanding on the role of International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Lao Red Cross that always helps in humanity for human beings.

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Pig farmers ask for government help

 (KPL) The Pig Farmers’ Group has asked the government to provide help as pork price remains low while production input price is increasing, according to Mr. Neuang Sombounkhan, President of Vientiane Pig Farmers’ Group.

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Kolao kicks off auto mobile assembly plant construction

(KPL) On Monday, the Kolao Developing held a groundbreaking ceremony for a auto part manufacturing and assembly plant at Nong Phue village, Kaysone Phomvihane district, Savannakhet province.

 

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Education ministry urged to improve educational quality

(KPL) Mr. Phankham Viphavanh, Minister of Education and Sports has asked educational officials and all other relevant sectors to actively work to improve the educational quality in order to achieve the goal of the education for all by 2015.

 

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Over 700 victims of road accidents rescued

 (KPL) Last year, over 700 victims of road accidents were helped and rescued by the Vientiane Capital Rescue Unit.

 

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Over 1,600 families in Xiengkhuang to access electricity

(KPL) Over 1,600 families with 8,000 populations in 35 villages, Nonghat, Phoukood and Kham districts, Xiengkhuang province will be accessible electricity by 2014.

 

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Lao Brewery Company supports over 300 mln kip to boat racing

(KPL) Lao Brewery Company has supported aid items and prizes worth 374 million kip to the annual boat racing festival in Vientiane Capital.

 

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Champassack calls for almost 100 billion kip for road repair

(KPL) The authorities of Champassack province has called for 98 billion kip for the renovation of bridge and road hit by severe flooding and landslide removal.

 

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Lao officials join Party organisation course

(KPL) The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration on September 12 opened a training course on organisational work for 17 key leaders and officials of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LLRP), in Hanoi.

 

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