2013

May

1. Garment industry faces labour shortage
2. Sayabouly dam is 9.18% complete
3. Australia's International Development Assistance Programme to Laos 2013-14
4. National radio strengthens cooperation with local radios
5. President, Premier greet Norwegian leaders on their national day
6. Australian Agricultural research projects in Savannakhet deliver results to Lao farmers
7. PM to attend joint cabinet meeting in Thailand
8. President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebrated in Laos
9. Germany gives more stipends to Lao students
10. Private companies declare support for International Children's Day

1. Almost 10,000 killed in road accidents
2. Phonesack Group presents clock to Presidential Palace
3. Lao Women's inventions awarded overseas gold
4. Vientiane Mayor meets Yunnan delegation
5. People with disabilities'employment promoted
6. Mekong road No 11 construction: work to complete as planned
7. Liberation of Southern Vietnam
8. NA's economic, planning and finance commission hold annual meeting
9. Laos host regional meeting
10. Xaysettha; THREE state schools closed

1. Govt vows to further promote market-oriented production
2. Vientiane to implement over 900 projects next fiscal year
3. Proposed ADB Project for Agriculture Infrastructure
4. Lao NA delegation meets Vietnamese NA president
5. Kiettisack International School extends assistance to primary schools
6. Expired goods and prohibited cosmetic buried
7. Chess Federation selects athletes for the 27 th SEA Games
8. Savannakhet, Da Nang exchange information on drug abuse
9. Laos, Vietnam enhance ethnic affairs exchange
10. APB loans for agricultural production over doubles
11. Sekong opens new bus station

1. Govt awards Cross of Labour medal to Indian businessman Habib M. Chowdhury
2. World'Red Cross Day marked in Laos
3. Business conflict law brainstorming
4. HAGL invests in construction of Attapeu int'l airport
5. Nam Ngum Bridge affected families compensated with 359 million kip
6. Phinh underprivileged students receive aid package
7. Samsung Galaxy S4 debuted in Vientiane
8. Laos, Vietnam, intensify securities cooperation
9. Asean financial services liberalisation discussed in Vientiane
10. European food festival held in Vientiane
11. Vietnamese martyrs' remains repatriated from Laos
12. Int'l humanitarian law disseminated

1. US provides 90 billion kip to support education programme in Savannakhet
2. Farmers urged to grow more rice, cash crops in wet season
3. Khammouane expected to announce Nakai literacy by this month end
4. Xiengkhouang launches FM radio in Nonghed district
5. Late President Ho Chi Minh memorial to be built soon
6. Lao districts receive certificate of merit
7. Laos, United States Strengthen Partnership with LMI Road Management Workshop
8. EC delegation visits Luangprabang
9. Xayphouthong district: women attend a women advancement promotion training course
10. Bolikhamsay province to build Nam Ngom Dam

1. World Best Tourist Destination for 2013 presented to Lao PDR
2. Laos , UN and development partners prepare 3 rd MDG report
3. Phavieng villagers'livelihood is better
4. Laos-China further cooperation on human trafficking combat
5. U.S. Embassy Sponsors First-Ever American Film Week in Vientiane from
   May 6-11, 2013
6. Two ASEAN student drawers awarded
7. EC delegation visits Luangprabang
8. Media learn right terms for articles on people with disabilities
9. Bankers learn about Law on Accountancy
10. Bolikhamsay province to build Nam Ngom Dam

1. Dengue fever claims 11 lives nationwide
2. Red Cross Day: 150 years of Humanitarian Action marked
3. Over 500 tourist attraction signs to be installed
4. Storm causes a damage of 172 million kip to Hadxaifong
5. Hanoi Trade Union honoured with Lao Order
6. Message of congratulations
7. U.S. Supports HIV Training for Lao People's Army in Sayaboury
8. Lao-Thai Senior official meeting held in Bangkok
9. Laos and Turkey cooperation expanded
10. High ranking delegation of Foreign Affairs Ministry visits Singapore

1. Laos selected as World Best Tourist Destination for 2013
2. Branchless and Mobile Banking promoted in Laos
3. Ministry of Health to launch free vaccination against H1N1, H3N2
4. PM receives President of the European Council on Tourism and Trade
5. 5th May International Day of the Midwife
6. Vientiane , Hanoi trade unions boost cooperation
7. New Lao Ambassador presents credentials to Serbian President
8. Media practitioners trained on sign language
9. HPC volunteer club donates relief aids to fire victim family

1. Meeting to celebrate liberation of Sam Neua
2. PM warns citizens on possible H7N9 outbreak
3. Greetings to European Council
4. Vice President welcomes Singaporean defence minister
5. Forest resource assessment discussed
6. EU Food Festival to take place on Saturday
7. U.S. Offers International Border Interdiction Training to Lao Customs
8. NA President visits Paklai to boost social-economic development
9. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to Grand Duke of Luxembourg
10. Upper Laos Victory-symbol of Laos-Vietnam alliance
11. Vientiane Capital: 86 families live under poverty line
12. Seminar on the Japanese Government Scholarship held at the National University of Laos

1. Lao media grows noticeably, praises Minister
2. Suspected H7N9 poultry buried in Vientiane province
3. Over 5 trillion kip invested in Vientiane Capital
4. Long expected to rake in over 4b kip from pumpkin export
5. epon achieves strong production in first quarter of 2013
6. Two private companies join hands for US$ 100 road upgrade in Champasack
7. Pi Mai Lao celebrated in Washington
8. May Day marked in Vientiane and Savannakhet provinces
9. Houaphanh: a trade fair held to mark Sam Neua independent day
10. 5 provinces discuss legal regulations on private education

1. Govt approves draft amended law on tourism
2. May Day witnesses a walk by thousands of people
3. Film on President Ho Chi Minh to be screened in Laos
4. NA President receives new British Ambassador
5. Oudomsay launches educational development project
6. Luang Prabang: refrigerated warehouse handed over
7. Khammouane donates 100 million kip for yellow rain victims in Vietnam
8. Lao delegation achieves in attendance of ASEM symposium
9. Laos starts using biodiesel
10. Address by H.E. Mrs. Bu Jiangua

April

1. Vice President urges ideological education of workers
2. Third Meeting of Trade and Private Sector Working Group held
3. Storm kills one, injures three
4. Phouchorkor - Sayphouthong road upgrade is 90 % complete
5. Primary school enrolment rate reaches 96%
6. Laos honours Vietnamese experts
7. IFC Offers Support to Businesses in Central Region of Lao PDR
8. Media practitioners learn sign language
9. For a brighter future we must have social justice
10. Mainstreaming disaster risk meeting held

1. Vice President receives outgoing Chinese Ambassador
2. More than half of VITA's land booked
3. Australia Awards 2014 are now available
4. Dengue claims 4 lives, leaving hundreds infected
5. Around 20 trained on diplomacy
6. State, government leaders send messages of congratulations to the Netherlands
7. Government Office approves rules on document circulation
8. Oudomsay: expired, prohibited goods destroyed
9. MAY DAY HOLIDAY
10. Beef prices slightly drop
11. Cambodia , Laos, Vietnam discuss development

1. Germany steps up support for preservation of Lao manuscripts
2. Laos registers more than 35,000 intellectual property products
3. Cambodian banker shows an interest in investment in Lao PDR
4. Donnokkhoum-Chomphet road section upgrade is 60 % complete
5. Construction of stream sluices in Khammouane is on progress
6. Southern Lao PDR research project brings changes to farming system
7. Labour organisation pledges to represent workers
8. Laos, Vietnam trade to hit USD 2 bln in 2015
9. ASEAN, Japan youth alumni meet in Vientiane
10. Japanese order awarded to Lao nationals
11. CLV Lawmakers Urge for More Development in Triangle Area

1. PM returns home from Brunei
2. High blood pressure is still calm killer
3. 22 nd ASEAN Summit held in Brunei
4. Shinning Win Enterprise to electrify VITA
5. JICA supports good agricultural practice project in Lao PDR
6. Nam-Ngum upstream set to be a new tourism destination
7. National Library to translate palm leaf manuscripts into Lao
8. BCEL launches student smart cards

1. Laos, Japan join investment in auto parts production plant
2. Kasy-Med road upgrade contract signed
3. President Choummaly greets Italian counterpart on his reelection to the post
4. ASEAN-Japan Youth visit Vientiane province
5. Propaganda and Training Board head meets Chinese guest
6. Viengsay urban planning is 50 per cent complete, says developer
7. Plan International gives over US$ 2 million to Laos
8. Nampapa Nakhoneluang to double production to 360,000 m3
9. Drug trafficking couple arrested
10. Nasaythong plans state investment projects
11. ASEAN leaders arrive in Brunei to deal with economic, security issues

1. Laos-China cooperation continues to grow
2. Phongsaly focuses on export-oriented projects.
3. PM to attend 22 nd ASEAN Summit in Brunei Darussalam
4. Govt injects over US$20 million in railway upgrade
5. Laos sends sympathy to USA
6. Vientiane rubber tree growers start selling latex
7. Work starts on road linking Laos, Vietnam
8. Laos, Vietnam enhance cooperation on government inspection
9. Bokeo equips core cadres with knowledge of laws
10. Road contractors urged to finish works before rainy season comes
11. Health Minister urges anti-dengue fever efforts
12. China Communist delegation visits Laos

1. Laos-China cooperation continues to grow
2. Hoang Anh Gia Lai invests USD 16.5 million in building four-star hotel in Vientiane
3. Laos sends sympathy to China
4. EDL buys Lao Viet Insurance service for seven hydropower plants
5. Gold price expected to go further down
6. Savanh-Seno Economic Zone FDI shows increasingly positive trend
7. Bolikhamsay: Govt asks more funds for blowing poverty
8. Bokeo equips core cadres with knowledge of laws
9. Chinese Ambassador bids farewell to Vientiane Mayor
10. Foreign Minister visits Louangnamtha and Bokeo
11. NA standing committee holds monthly meeting
12. Chinese Ambassador bids farewell to Vientiane Mayor

1. President greets nation on Pi Mai Lao 2556
2. Pi Mai Lao 2556 pictures
3. Groundbreaking ceremony for ICT headquarters held in Ban Nakhae Kham
4. MoFA celebrates Pi Mai Lao in presence of foreign diplomats
5. Lao ambassador to Thailand receive Pi Mai Lao's wishes
6. Consul General of Vietnam meets Savannakhet leader
7. Lao leaders congratulate Denmark’s National Day
8. Pakalang to unveil new products soon
9. Vietnam , largest scholarship provider for Laos
10. In country Consultation workshop on coordinated efforts in anti - human trafficking
11. SDC, Care support food security in Sayaboury

1. Kip appreciates slightly against $ but depreciates against THB by 2.4 %
2. Vientiane province hires local firm to design 400-billion kip sport stadium
3. Vientiane : Villagers trained on forest management planning for bamboo
4. Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2013 disclosed in Vientiane
5. NA standing committee holds monthly meeting
6. 91people granted over two billion kip
7. Oil refueling cheat warned
8. Provincial authorities learn about participatory assessment
9. News Correction!
10. Science and Technology's newspaper and website launched
11. Local firms hired to transform Kaysone Phomvihane into city by 2015

1. CLMV's GDP per capita doubles in last decade
2. Vice President celebrates Pi Mai in Luang Prabang
3. Head of Propaganda Board receives Brazilian communist party delegation
4. Goods prices during Pi Mai celebration slightly rise
5. Lao ambassador presents credentials to Belarus President
6. Pi Mai Lao celebrated in the Philippines
7. Vientiane to control insecticide use
8. Seminar on risk of UXO held in New York
9. Infrastructure development projects in Sekong are underway

1. President greets nation on Pi Mai Lao 2556

1. SVK-Laobao high-speed railway construction financed with US$5 billion
2. Lao scholar among first recipients of U.S.-ASEAN Fulbright programme
3. Announcement: Lao New Year Holiday
4. Foreign Minister attends regional meetings in Brunei
5. Visit Asia Travel expects to welcome 8,000 tourists
6. Science and Technology Minister meet Belarus delegation
7. AGL gives educational materials to Houay Deua Primary School
8. Lao, Cambodian posts join hands to provide postal remittance service
9. Lao Red Cross says it's ready to work hard during Pi Mai
10. Sepon promotes road safety over new year
11. Hanoi and Vientiane youths boost cooperation
12. Hongsa launches awareness on road safety for Students
13. Thailand , Cambodia and Vietnam to join Lao new year celebration

1. Divinity of Year of Snake overlaps Garuda
2. Oil prices further down
3. Colombian biodiversity, culture displayed in Laos
4. World Bank Group's Executive Directors Visit the Lao PDR
5. Laos sends sympathy to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6. Nam-Nga II power dam construction contract signed
7. Alexandra appointed UNDP's Goodwill Ambassador for Lao PDR
8. Over 200 students, teachers learn Party's policy
9. Lao tourism sector grows
10. Local company builds gate for Phonsavanh Secondary School

1. Laos, Belarus pledge to further cooperation
2. Lao maintains strong growth rate, quality of growth becoming more important, ADB says
3. Road accident reduction to be heart of Pi Mai celebration
4. 1,800 families in north provinces expected to access electricity
5. Houaphanh launches new FM 101 MHz
6. Bokeo, Dien Bien further cooperation on public security
7. Hongsa Power grants 260 million kip for gallstone operation in Laos
8. Laos, Russia enhance cooperation in various areas
9. DPM and Foreign Minister Thongloun leaves for meetings in Brunei
10. Vietnam supports education in Laos
11. Laos and Colombia enhance bilateral cooperation
12. Lao geology students graduate

1. U.S. Department of State Director of Office of Mainland Southeast Asia visits Laos
2. Walk celebrates International Day for Mine Awareness
3. Diarrhea infection sees an increasing trend
4. 31 entertainment venues fully comply awith rules, says official
5. Phonsavanh school student wins ISMO Games
6. SDC, Care support food security in Sayaboury
7. U.S. Assists in Lao Fight against Drugs by Providing Equipment to LCDC
8. Xiengkhouang hosts a tourism promotion meeting
9. Govt injects billions of kip into irrigation construction in Vientiane province
10. Ban Lik announced as development village of Thataeng district
11. Law firm supports Sam Sang implementation in Saysettha district
12. Lao geology students graduate

1. Groundbreaking ceremony for new Museum and new Library held in Sivilay
2. FIFA places Laos at 168 th
3. NA President to visit Thailand
4. Germany steps up support for vocational teacher training
5. Nongbuk lower secondary school named drug-free school
6. 5 th plenary session of 9 th party central committee result disseminated
7. Laos , Thailand to further strengthen relations
8. Third draft of MDGs progress report meeting held
9. Outgoing Chinese Ambassador bids farewell to PM
10. Government bans cattle export
11. Vice President visits Hadsayfong district
12. Ministry of Health discuss communicable disease surveillance and response
13. News Correction

1. Laos, Thailand demarcate 93% of shared border
2. Malaria poses a threat to six provinces
3. Goods price to be capped strictly during Pi Mai Lao
4. Vice Premier receives foreign guests
5. Road No: 1 D connecting Houakhao, Namlinsoung with Pakha opened
6. Defence Minister meets new ambassadress of Singapore
7. AIMF board adopts future cooperation agenda
8. Ministry of Health discuss communicable disease surveillance and response
9. Laos, Thailand demarcate 93% of shared border
10. LAO BAN Advocates celebrate International Day for Mine Awareness

1. PM meets new ambassador of Singapore
2. Miss Laos contest promotes women's tradition, culture
3. Traffic Police to station officers at every intersection during Pi Mai
4. British Embassy opens new office
5. NA President meets Honorary Consulate of Laos in Vladivostok
6. Feasibility study approved for small power dam on the Nam Mai River
7. New passenger aircraft of Lao Airlines arrived
8. Mayor of Paris visits Vientiane
9. Private firm granted land concession for real estate project in Thakhek
10. Central Bank holds lecture to mark Party Anniversary
11. Mittaphab Hospital prepares 3 ambulances for Pi Mai victims
12. United World Colleges (UWC)Scholarship Awards

1. 75 th meeting of AIMF opened
2. Sale of Chinese crackers subject to a 5-million kip fine
3. Mekong Countries Seek Greater Cooperation on Green Agriculture
4. Lao Ambassador Presents credentials to Kazakhstan Secretary of State
5. Govt devising policy on sugar palm tree conservation
6. Schools rebuilt in Ban Thab and Nonkatae
7. Two roads in Sangthong district are 70 per cent asphalted
8. Goods trucks parking not allowed
9. Trainers attend training on drug counseling
10. GIZ helps improve capacity building of Economic Zone officials
11. Feb road accidents claim 9; Luang Prabang

1. NA President receives Cambodian lawmaker
2. Pakse International Airport Upgrading Project Phase II kicks off
3. Government notice asks for economical Pi Mai parties
4. Lao rugby excel in Hong Kong
5. Japan to Enhance Further Youth Exchange with Laos
6. Laos, Cambodia enhance cooperation in information and broadcasting areas
7. Foreign minister to attend 18th JC meeting in Thailand
8. Lao-Vietnam 763 border markers installed
9. Oil prices adjusted downwards for the third time
10. U.S. Assistance - Here to Stay

Mach

1. Three Japan-funded projects launched
2. Laos witnesses opium cultivation area rise for six consecutive years
3. WHO pledges active cooperation with Laos
4. LDB to launch electronic payment of power bills early this month
5. Accidents and genetic transmission blamed as main causes of disability
6. Vietnam continues personnel training for Lao police
7. Sepon trainees - another step towards poverty reduction
8. Storm-caused damage estimated at over 0.58 billion kip, Savannakhet
9. Laos pledges to bolster ties with Vietnam
10. Almost 40 trained as trained tour guides

1. Donors further support the implementation of Laos's Trade and Integration Priorities
2. Japan grants for rural road construction in Saravane
3. water supply pipes replacement expected to kick off soon
4. UNICEF hands over two pick-up trucks to Luang Namtha and Phongsaly
5. Lao and Chinese firms found securities joint venture
6. Luang Prabang Mekong Bridge building being studied
7. PM urges close attention to rising prices during Pi Mai Lao
8. Greetings on Pakistan's National Day
9. Field consultation with teak processors in Luang Prabang
10. Lao Ambassador to New Zealand presents credentials
11. British Embassy building to be opened next month

1. MICT discusses Sam Sang implementation
2. Japan provides over US$ 100,000 for Health Training Centre construction in Xepon
3. Two National Parks partially occupied by over 1,900 families
4. 15 Japanese University Students Visited to Laos by Kizuna "Bond" Project
5. Labour and social-welfare Minister meets Cambodian NA delegation
6. Vientiane Capital to survey business units
7. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to King of Norway
8. Greetings on Bangladesh's National Day
9. Victims of human trafficking service providers working to improve case management mechanisms
10. Lao, Vietnamese journalists share experiences

1. Japan grants 3.49 billion yen to Laos
2. Two community radio stations to be built in Oudomsay
3. Lao and Cambodian NAs further cooperation on cultural and social affairs
4. ICT Minister receives a delegation of Vietnam Journalists Association
5. Phu Bia Mining wins Project Development of the Year Award
6. Lao leaders congratulate Hellenic Republic’s National Day
7. Laos-China Joint Venture Bank to open in Vientiane
8. First asphalt mixing plant starts operation
9. 18 students to produce Women in Leadership Roles documentary films
10. 32 Japanese and Lao secondary school students visit Embassy of Japan in Laos
11. Farewell party hosted for scholars to study in Japan
12. Nearly 30 endangered species of wild animals seized in Oudomsay

1. Late president Nouhak's monument park construction kicks off
2. Construction of state leader reception hall launched
3. R. Korean firm signs MoU on Nam Sam 4 hydropower dam
4. Law on statistics disseminated
5. Workshop on Re-Thinking Human Trafficking Prevention held in Vientiane
6. Deputy foreign minister meets ICRC delegation
7. Nator Yai villagers are satisfied with new lifestyle
8. China policy on Laos will remain unchanged, says Chinese diplomat
9. US$25 m Vientiane flood drainage channel built

1. Xayaburi dam is 8% built
2. Japan to provide USD272,209 to fund health, clean water projects
3. ao PDR's Human Development Index value increased by 1.7 % annually, says UN report
4. World Autism Awareness Day falls on April 2
5. Laos sends condolence to Bangladesh
6. Gov't urged to accelerate land use mechanism improvement
7. Savannakhet's Songsy College launches master courses
8. New Singaporean Ambassador calls on DPM
9. Miss, Mister Contest 2013 to be held next Friday
10. 58 th anniversary of Lao People's Revolutionary Party marked

1. Late revolutionary leaders' ashes restored at National Cemetery
2. IFC committed to supporting business climate improvement in Laos
3. Beef-like pork sold in Savannakhet
4. Laos, Philippines further cooperation on foreign affairs
5. Ecological agriculture to expand to southern provinces
6. Two companies plant trees in Chao Anouvong Park
7. Hanoi Law University to provide 100 scholarships to Laos
8. State institutions celebrate Party Anniversary
9. Vietnam , Laos promote theory work
10. ADB, World Bank Launch Country Gender Assessment for Lao PDR

1. Vice President advises Samsang implementers
2. Houaphanh Revolutionary Museum construction kicks off
3. ASEM experts to meet on water resource management
4. Vietnam State Audit delegation visits Laos
5. Laos, Vietnam further cooperation on state audit
6. Australian Red Cross gives USD 655,000 funding health development in Borikhamsay
7. Vietnam funds geographical database creating in Laos
8. Vientiane –Ho Chi Minh Friendship named drug-free school
9. Khammouan governor meets French Ambassador
10. Vietnamese businesses donate textbooks to Xiengkhouang
11. Oishi green tea pleases customer
12. Message of congratulations
13. Vietnamese PM visits Houaphanh

1. 4 th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge is 65 % built
2. Rise of South"transforming global power balance, says UN report
3. Vientiane province; dry season rice yield declines for second consecutive year while paddy price increasing
4. 15 th meeting of Environment Protection Fund held
5. Laos's tourism delegation takes part in Intour Market 2013
6. Economic survey trainers trained
7. Luang Namtha announces Had Yao 1 st protected area for aquatic animals
8. ADB funds constructing two secondary schools in Saravane
9. Laos, Vietnam cooperate on labour management
10. Application of skills standards in construction sector announced
11. Vietnam helps Laos develop transport infrastructure

1. 19 % of general public in Asean capitals has never heard about Asean, a study says
2. Mobile film projection falls on March 18
3. Journalists trained on coverage of violence against women issues
4. Laos further imports electricity from China
5. Japanese modern dance introduced
6. PM congratulates Chinese new Premier
7. Sekong dry season rice yield falls short of plan
8. Number of brand new vehicles jumps
9. Khammouane expects to receive large influx of tourists during Pi Mai
10. Sekong to build 13 irrigation schemes by 2020

1. Houaphanh's Inter'l airport construction kicks off
2. Finnish photographer wins VNW Cup 'Charm of Laos'
3. IFC provides US$ 2.4 million as grant to Laos
4. Laos, Vietnam enhance health cooperation
5. Myanmar Vice-President visits Luang Prabang
6. Sekong dry season rice yield falls short of plan
7. Vietnam , Laos, Cambodia enhance defence cooperation
8. Venue for Khammouane Provincial Sport Competition inaugurated
9. Lao PDR, Phu Bia Mining receive international awards
10. Khammouane expects to receive large influx of tourists during Pi Mai
11. Sekong to build 13 irrigation schemes by 2020
12. Lao Timber licensed to log in Nam Ngum 3 dam basin
13. International Women's Day marked in Geneva
14. Vietnamese PM visits Xiengkhouang

1. Laos shows of rise in national Cultural, Creative Industries
2. Japan funds construction of four schools in five provinces
3. Lao education is positive
4. Vietnamese firm invests US$ 152 m in Thakhek
5. Myanmar Vice-President visits Luang Prabang
6. Laos and DPRK further cooperation on ICT
7. Message of congratulations
8. Vietnam's President welcomes Lao legislator
9. Se Nam Noy expected to irrigate in 2015
10. Vietnamese firm invests in Lao plastic recycling facility

1. ACMECS leaders reaffirm to facilitate trade, investment
2. PM appreciates 5 th ACMECS Summit participation of Yingluck
3. Progress made on trade and investment, CLMV leaders observe
4. President receives 5th CLMV Summit government leaders
5. PTT Laos gives 100 rubbish bins to Vientiane
6. Vietnam-funded bridge inaugurated in Laos
7. Various sectors represent Laos in World Tourism Expo
8. 40 th AWGIPC held in Luang aPrabang
9. Australia provides patient bed sheets to Sayaboury Hospital

1. CLMV reiterate commitment to implementing all signed agreements
2. CLV urge favourable environment for development in Triangle Area
3. Some projects fail to bring collective benefits to CLMV, senior official says
4. CLMV, ACMECS Foreign Ministers seek better cooperation ties
5. UN reaches out two-way communication with Lao media
6. Sepon mine provides assistance to Laos on UXOs clearance
7. JICA helps Laos study into publicly listed industrial complex
8. Health Officials discuss ways to improve Reproductive Health in Laos
9. Lao-Thai trade fair opened in Champassak
10. Sengsavanh Education Group joins hands with French school

1. CLMV, ACMECS senior officials prepare draft for summits
2. Lao, Indian businessmen seek out more investment opportunities
3. CLMV, CLV, AMECS held in Laos
4. DPM receives foreign guests
5. History of ACMECS
6. MoU on Future Cooperation Plan between Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam NAs Signed
7. 98 students invited to Japan by Kizuna "Bond" Project
8. Diplomats upgraded on economic, citizen diplomacy
9. Deputy PM welcomes Yunnan's Vice Governor
10. WIG supports patients during Interplast's programme activity to Mahosot Hospital
11. World calls for urgent action to end violence against women and girls

1. Landlocked developing countries adopt Vientiane Consensus
2. UN Under-Secretary-General visits COPE Centre
3. LXML donates 11 million kip to MICT Women's Union
4. New French Ambassador calls on NA President
5. 103 rd anniversary of International Women's Day marked
6. Message of congratulations
7. TV Lao ready for TV enthusiasts
8. Laos-Georgia cooperation expanded
9. 32 more villages expected to be electrified by 2015; Oudomsay
10. Lao Ambassador Presents credentials to President of Maldives
11. Sengsavanh Education Group joins hands with French school
12. GMS senior officials say multi-dimensional approach a key to anti-human trafficking sustainability
13. International Women's Day marked in Manila

1. DPM and FM receives UN guests
2. ASEAN discuss Telecom cooperation
3. The Lao PDR accepts 71 out of 107 human rights recommendations
4. Vientiane , Hanoi women enhance cooperation
5. Foreign Minister meets senior Vietnamese diplomat
6. LCB provides 60 ml kip to NA, MoES
7. 1 D highway to be opened early April
8. Joint Statement between Brunei Darussalam and the Lao Peo ple's Democratic Republic-
9. Laos sends sympathy to Venezuela
10. U.S. Embassy sponsors seminar on law enforcement statistics
11. SNV gives pickup, 11 motorbikes to Livestock and Fisheries Department

1. President receives credentials from new foreign ambassadors
2. Asia-Europe Final Regional Review opened
3. Lao delegation attends 57th commission for the status of women in New York
4. Vientiane women's trade fair draws over 70 booths
5. Viengsavanh Manisay wins first in French proficiency contest
6. SNV gives pickup, 11 motorbikes to Livestock and Fisheries Department
7. Lao ambassador to Thailand attends Tai Puan traditional festival in Udonthani
8. Annita Souvannalath wins Japanese Speech Contest
9. New Lao Ambassador to Netherlands Presents Credentials
10. Message of congratulations
11. Seven primary schools announced as drug-free
12. Borikhamsay has new blood donation building built
13. Vientiane province hires local firm to improve Thasan- Nanin road
14. Elektro Dance concert marks two greatest operatic composers

1. PM's delegation back from Brunei
2. Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS): Special Needs and Problems
3. Anti-Violence against Women-Children singing contest falls in May
4. Japanese traditional music concert held in Vientaine
5. Public Security Minister urges anti-power abuse effort
6. LAO BAN ADVOCATES DOCUMENTARY SCREENING ON 3 rd VIENTIANALE
7. Lao leaders greet Bulgarian counterparts on Bulgarian National Day
8. Laos, Vietnam defence ministries ink 2013 plan
9. Vientiane province hires local firm to improve Thasan- Nanin road
10. Message of congratulations
11. Luang Prabang women improve embroidering skills
12. Euro-Asian Regional Final Review to be held in Vientiane
13. Climate change discussed

1. ADB, World Bank launches Gender Assessment for Laos
2. Nakhone Sup Shopping Plaza to be opened by year's end
3. U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN visits Laos
4. Party General Secretary receives Portuguese counterpart
5. Laos-USA further cooperation on MIA
6. Leaders attend Bouasy Lorvansay's cremation
7. Banque Franco-Lao opens That Luang service unit
8. Lao leaders congratulate Bosnia - Herzegovina's National Day
9. Phu Bia Mining achieves Caterpillar's 5 star rating
10. Ministry joints hands with Korea firm bring e-learning to math students
11. The Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle

February

1. Xayaburi dam boat is almost twice in size boat plying Mekong
2. Bilingual website "Lao GO GO" launched
3. LDPA says UXO victims data helps plan victim assistance
4. President praises Vietnamese investment in Attapeu
5. PBM's future leaders recognised
6. Bankeun's new tourist attraction is being developed
7. Message of congratulations
8. Lao Furniture Expo 2013 falls in May
9. Kuwaiti embassy marks National Day, Liberation Day in Vientiane
10. Serbia to explore investment opportunities in Laos
11. Vangtao warehouse upgraded ahead of AEC integration
12. Capital bans land sale, ownership transfer in eight villages
13. The Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle

1. Thai foreign minister visits Laos to enhance bilateral cooperation
2. ACMECS senior officials meet
3. Labour medal bestowed on Daido Life Foundation
4. International film festival opened in Vientiane
5. Journalists trained on reporting of drinking-related domestic violence
6. Over 3,200 identified as living victims of war, UXOs
7. 9 th Party Congress sponsors awarded
8. Laos, Thailand enhance legislative cooperation
9. Borikhamsay hires Vanmisay to build new radio & t.v station
10. Almost 2,000 families receive relief items from Lao Red Cross
11. The Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle

1. President visits Savannakhet
2. Portuguese delegation visits Laos
3. Ten women-led companies win Mekong awards
4. PM to visit Brunei
5. Two amphetamine traffickers detained in Savannakhet
6. Hoang Anh runs USD68-million sugar mill in Attapeu
7. Senior officials prepare for 6 th CLMV
8. 2 firms authorized to study a small power dam on Saravane's Sedon
9. School rebuilt for Napakieb of Champassak
10. Second Nam Ngum bridge is 60% built
11. The Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle

1. PM, NA President receives Serbian Foreign Minister
2. Cabinet holds monthly meeting
3. Message of congratulations
4. Late president Nouhak's monument to be built
5. Luang Prabang's new port officially opened
6. Ministry issues wildfire alert
7. 37 billion kip invested in National Academy of Social Sciences building
8. Lao leaders congratulate Kuwait’s National Day
9. Nayang Primary School given USD 5,262
10. Road improvement in Kasy is 70% completed
11. Sebangfay: typhoon-hit irrigation schemes is 80% repaired
12. Lao-Viet Bank's Attapeu branch construction gets off the ground
13. Lao Ngam exports over 6,000 tonnes of coffee
14. The Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle

1. Laos, Serbia further enhance cooperation
2. Martial arts demonstration 2013 attracts large of Vientiane residents
3. Health Ministry warns nationals poultry flu
4. Large of bombies found in Luang Prabang
5. JICA chief representative bids farewell to Lao Foreign Minister
6. ALACE Expo 2013 draw 72 Lao and Thai companies
7. Lao Front authorities urged to further strengthen unity
8. Vietnamese diplomat presents credentials in Laos
9. Hongsa Power Company supports elephant festival in Sayaboury

1. Australia helps Laos on vegetable research and development
2. Japan grants USD500,000 for water supply development in Thakhek
3. Two heroin traffickers detained
4. Medical workers nationwide upgrade up-to-date treatment
5. 3rd edition of the national contest Dynamics 2013: National Final qualifies in Laos
6. Greetings to Brunei
7. Authorities urged to further develop telecom system
8. LBC presents 50 million kip to Phongsaly
9. Eight northern de velopment projects discussed
10. Five roads to be built along Laos-Vietnam border line
11. Laos and IFAD to strengthen partnership cooperation
12. Attapeu governor meets Ambassador of Thailand to Laos

1. Premier Thongsing receives Australian Foreign Minister
2. Vice Premier Somsavat promotes Oudomsay's market-oriented production
3. Laos spends US$3 million for TB control
4. Medical equipments presented to five dispensaries
5. Nam Song dam to increases power for local consumption
6. Lao Brewery Company supports 71 mln kip for Vat Phou festival
7. Paris opera to display again in Vientiane
8. JICA Chief Representative bids farewell to Justice Minister
9. Message of congratulations
10. Agro Ministry authorities urged to pay attention to Samsang directive
11. Brunei Ambassador visits Phongsaly province
12. Construction of the 1st Laos-Myanmar Mekong Friendship Bridge started
13. Lao Red Cross role and works disseminated

1. Australia congratulates 70 Laos-Australia Scholarship awardees
2. Dondaeng-Tanmeesay new reinforced concrete road opened
3. NA monthly meeting considers a tariff reduction plan
4. PM visits Bokeo to boost social-economic development
5. Vientiane Health Division goes for Sam Sang in Sangthong
6. More than 1.2 million tourist arrivals visit to Vientiane
7. Annual elephant festival held
8. Lao officials absorb two Human Rights Conventions
9. Sepon copper reinforcing Lao culture
10. MOFA retired officials visits Attapeu
11. Lao Ambassador to Thailand visits Supanburi

1. Australia supports trade sector development in Laos
2. Construction of 1st Laos-Myanmar Friendship Bridge started
3. Serbia Foreign Minister to visit Laos
4. Australia helps reduce blindness in Laos
5. Lao leaders congratulate Serbia's National Day
6. Nayobay Bank needs additional financial source
7. Public Works and Transport Minister receives head of JICA in Laos
8. MARUHAN Japan Bank Opens office in Vientiane
9. Lao Brewery Company's staff donates blood for help humanitarian

1. Japan grants JPY 41 million for water supply development in Thakhek
2. Car dealer expects 1,200 ISUZU D-Max sold this year
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman's Statement
4. Entrepreneurs need to improve products for AEC
5. Sport officials urged to work harder to develop gymnastics
6. Nasaythong opens trade fair 2013
7. Vietnam ranks largest investor in Laos
8. Officials lean how to keep roads less damaged by disasters
9. Emerald Triangle zone tourism promoted
10. Study being conducted for power dam in Vientiane province
11. U.S. Army, Pacific Commander visits Laos
12. Road accidents claim four lives
13. Lao Golf Challenge 2013 to strengthen golfers competitiveness
14. Phonthong: rice is the last choice for farmers

1. No universities is allowed to be built until 2015
2. Laos to stop electricity import in 2015
3. Officials asked to firmly grasp samsang directive
4. Nongping new urban development area to be studied soon
5. Thai ambassador visits Saravane province
6. 1 st AEC Vientiane Marathon kicks off this month
7. Sayabouly; more lives in rural areas access electricity
8. National Steering committee meets to draft land policy
9. Beef price control needed
10. SOS School donated computers
11. Government decides to sell ASEM Summit Cars

1. Vat Phou Champassack festival falls next week
2. Lao-Thai Friendship classical concert to be held next month
3. Australian Foreign Minister to visit Laos
4. Kasy to open new natural tourist attraction
5. German government supports non-formal education in Savannakhet
6. Core cadres equipped with knowledge of laws
7. Road to be built to facilitate communication in Kaysone Phomvihane
8. Boten Beautiful Land SEZ devises new master plan
9. Khammouane brainstorms trade competition draft law
10. Laos donates 30,000 USD to Bopha survivors in S. Philippines
11. Sedon bridge to provide better communication to local residents
12. Workers and employers meet at job fair
13. Plenary session of NA Law commission held
14. Luangnamtha province: Namtha River cleaned
15. Red Cross reviews blood donation

1. PM calls for Party Congress resolution translation
2. Japan supports water supply construction in Laos
3. Vice PM Somsavat stresses the importance of commercial production
4. 130 mln kip donated for mother & child development purposes
5. Lao Ambassador Presents credentials to President of Timor-Leste
6. U.S further supports capacity building of people with disabilities
7. 9 th ASEM Summit success disseminated
8. Rice in Laos
9. French speaking mayors to meet in Vientiane in April
10. NA Vice President visits Xiengkhouang and Houaphan

1. NA, UNFPA working together to improve people's lives
2. Deputy PM urges authorities to work harder to control drug
3. Presidential Office head meets EU high ranking delegation
4. Houay Lamphan hydropower dam building agreement signed
5. Sithon's park to be built in Paksong
6. Lao Red Cross gives relief items to people Saysomboun and Hom districts
7. 2012: record copper production at Sepon mine
8. Lao leaders congratulate the Islamic Republic of Iran's National Day
9. Land tax collection exceeds plan
10. Lao Telecom sells 1.2 cellphone numbers last year
11. Luang Prabang satisfied with education growth

1. ICT Minister urges better understanding of President's advice
2. Nam Lik 1 hydropower plant construction kicks off in two months
3. Gas price adjusted upwards again
4. PM meets guest from Republic of Korea
5. Namtong II Irrigation gets 35% built
6. Phoukhoune to be announced poverty-free district
7. U.S. Embassy hands over bridges to locals in Phongsaly
8. Gov't needs over US$ 40 bln to fulfil five-year development plan
9. Laos, Thailand enhance cooperation on product quality checking
10. Lao Shelter Network discusses supporting trafficked people
11. Vientiane pro. to ease document procedures to attract investors
12. Futsal Kid Champion to be kicked off this month

1. 1 st class labour medals awarded to educational contributors
2. First biogas plant in Laos activated
3. MPI earmarks 5 billion kip for samsang materialization
4. PM receives Japanese guest
5. Lao Ambassador pays Tet visit to Vietnamese counterpart in Bangkok
6. Authorities impose cap on cage fish price
7. Seminar to promote foreign investment held in Tokyo
8. Lao embassy in the Philippines reviews youth works
9. Vientiane province receives veterinary vaccines
10. Savet, Vangkhuay villagers receive assistance
11. Kim Jong-il's 71 st anniversary of birth marked

1. KTV donates broadcasting van to Lao National Assembly
2. Vang Vieng facelifted to sustainable tourism
3. Sing, Long districts announced literate
4. Feasibility study being conducted for larger water plant; Hadsaifong
5. Louang Namtha's 4-lane road is 80% upgraded
6. Lao, Thai banks enhance cooperation for better service
7. U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Projects in Houaphanh and Xiengkouang Provinces
8. Hom district: road improvement reaches halfway
9. Goods price for coming Chinese, Vietnamese lunar New Year
10. China donates 10 computer sets to Institute of Foreign Affairs

1. President urges solution to Samsang role allocation problems
2. Champassak's Done Khong Bridge is 26 % built
3. Pact on 14-mw Nam Hong dam signed
4. China ranks top 3 investor in Laos
5. IFAD donates vehicles for Oudomsay, Sayaboury
6. Laos, Thailand discuss railway links
7. Laos declared as 158 th full member of WTO
8. Done Khong Bridge is 26 % built
9. Intangible culture heritage summarized
10. Lao officials attend training course on better health service
11. Lao Ambassador Presents credentials to President of Slovakia
12. LONG staff trained on child food cooking

1. Three build not match pinpoint of policy, says Vice President
2. ICT Ministry office to be relocated on 450-Year Road
3. Briefing on the result of the preliminary investigation on the case of Mr. Sombath Somphone's missing
4. Investment fetches US$2.5 billion
5. PM leaves for Cambodia
6. Two private firms sign pack on hydropower dams Sekong 4, 5, Nam Kong 1
7. Laos's accession to WTO celebrated in walking
8. President greets Swiss counterpart Ueli Maurer
9. European Union and Lao PDR Working Group meets in Vientiane

1. China donates office equipment for better culture work
2. Mining sector generates large pile of money for state budget
3. Briefing on the result of the preliminary investigation on the case of Mr. Sombath Somphone's missing
4. U.S and Australian bodies help people with disabilities access education
5. More than 100 drug abusers detained
6. Front to open 3 rd plenary session in three weeks
7. Wishes to Venezuelan President
8. Banque Franco Lao recruits new employees to ensure increasing growth
9. Pregnant women choose not to go to health facilities; Borikhamsay
10. 1 st Lao-Thai bridge road expansion agreement signed

January

1. DPM appreciates IMF contribution to development in Laos
2. Lao-Indochina Group wins Top Ten Successful ASEAN Award
3. Over US$300 mln in loans set for development projects
4. Vice NA President receives Vietnam NA delegation
5. 276 villages in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh named model health villages
6. Savannakhet is top gear for artisan development
7. Pregnant women choose not to go to health facilities; Borikhamsay
8. 2 nd labour medal awarded to Japanese developer
9. PRF supports infrastructure development in Thpangthong
10. Lao Dream Star season II to be improved
11. Saravane: Nine roads set to be built
12. Luang Namtha expects 600 blood bags donated

1. Sisaket accepts only traditional materials, techniques
2. Beef price remains high
3. Health network covers by almost 100%
4. MoFA praises Union tradition
5. Australia Day marked in Vientiane
6. Message of congratulations
7. Large pile festival held in Sayaboury
8. Single window service takes shape
9. Pakistani Ambassador bids farewell to Vice President

1. Laos prepares for another major event
2. India marks 63 rd Anniversary of National Day
3. Increasing HIV infection challenges gov’t reduction target
4. Science Ministry officials learn how to plan
5. Vientiane's export down by 8.6 per cent
6. NA President returns home from Myanmar
7. New Vietnamese Ambassador calls on OSPP
8. Twelve Lao officials leave for training in Japan
9. Indian embassy extends donation to handicapped children
10. Phongsaly signs pact on its new admin office construction

1. Japan extends support for Asean University Network in Laos
2. New research project strives to boost crop yields
3. Interplast to conduct a free Interplast to conduct a free clinic
4. Vientiane to construct new road connecting Hin Herb to Sanakham
5. Sekong: small-scale Houay Bee dam to be studied
6. Love movie "Before Spring" to be on screen next month
7. Private firm hired for Borikhamsay's Heung hydropower dam feasibility study
8. UXO clearance project handed over
9. 46,000 seek jobs in neighbouring countries; Savannakhet
10. Laos, Norway enhance UXO cooperation
11. 1 st Community Land Title issued for resettlement village in Nakai District
12. Toyota sells at least 10 per day

1. Khammouane authority urged to concentrate on ideological work
2. Private sector urged to participate in rural development
3. Laos welcomes the world for rugby event
4. Nasaythong opens rebuilt market
5. Ban Hoi water supply secured
6. Lao Federation of Trade Unions marks 57 th anniversary
7. Justice Minister meets Kuwait ambassador
8. Vietnam bank presents computers to MST
9. WIG supports patients during Bridge the Gap visit at Mahosot Hospital
10. Nayobai Bank releases 1.9 trillion kip of loans for poverty reduction
11. Love movie "Before Spring" to be on screen next month
12. Over 3,000 foreigners identified as unregistered workers
    

1. 32 nd ATF raps up
2. Cabinet members urged national defence and security maintenance
3. Laos, Ecuador provide visa exemption for diplomats and officials
4. Laos, Thailand discuss special passport use
5. Laos, Thailand enhance cooperation on intellectual property
6. Greetings to India
7. DPM leaves for World Economic Forum 2013
8. Greetings to Australia
9. Finance Ministry review party building
10. Savannnaket-Laobao railway construction confirmed to undertake this year
11. Lao Federation of Trade Unions marks 57 th anniversary

1. Japan grants USD 208,679 for schools construction in northern Laos
2. Lao food festival opened
3. Malaysian Open House practised in Vientiane
4. PM receives former Vietnamese education experts
5. 110 million kip donated for 32 th ATF
6. NTA expects 3.7 mln visitor arrivals this year
7. Mayor urges Dongphosy Specific Economic Zone acceleration, efficiency
8. Khammouane: 285 amphetamine suspects arrested
9. New Canadian Ambassador calls on Justice Minister
10. Risk management of natural disasters discussed
11. Cultural exchange for Vietnamese residents in Laos
12. Attapeu Vice Governor meets new Vietnamese Ambassador

1. Hongsa Lignite-fired Power Plant progressed by 40%
2. Asean Tourism Ministers meetings held with achievements made, says ICT Minister
3. Japan grants for rural road improvement in Luang Prabang
4. 4 th M-ATM+ India held in Vientiane
5. Mutual benefit, key principle of sustainable growth; ATC
6. Outstanding ASEAN businesses honoured in Laos
7. PM receives ATF delegation
8. Non terrible price is allowed for penned tilapia, a notice says
9. Amy's 64 th anniversary marked
10. AFT TRAVEX is held at Lao- ITECC
11. NA President to visit Myanmar
12. Laos aims to have US$ 500 mln worth of annual garment export
13. Message of congratulations

1. ASEAN Tourism Forum 2013 opened officially
2. Asean Tourism Ministers meetings held with achievements made, says ICT Minister
3. ASEAN+3 tourism ministers discuss ways to enhance cooperation
4. Over 60 elephants to attend Sayaboury's fest
5. Lao-US Trade Show to be held on Jan 24
6. Ireland commits further Euro 2 mln to support UXO sector in Laos
7. Disobedient beggars to be re-educated
8. ASEAN+3 tourism ministers discuss ways to enhance cooperation in Vientiane
9. Fourth GMS tourism ministers'meeting held in Laos
10. Asean Tourism National Organisations' heads discuss cooperation in Vientiane
11. Laos aims to have US$ 500 million worth of annual garment export
12. Federation of Asean Travel Association Board holds meeting in Laos
13. New Canadian ambassador presents credentials
14. Laos hosts 19 th Mekong River Commission meeting

1. ASEAN Tourism Forum 2013 opened officially
2. Russian visitor arrivals to ASEAN increased by four folds
3. Rallies held to mark LPA's 64th Anniversary
4. ASEAN Tourism ministers further enhance cooperation
5. New Lao Airlines services to Danang starts
6. Lao, Philippine Airlines pledge to find way to open direct flight
7. Defence Minister visits Military Unit "B.11"
8. MICT Minister meets new ambassador of Vietnam
9. SCG confirms to be sustainable business leader
10. Indochina countries reach land transport cooperation
11. Laos aims to rake in US$ 1 billion from tourism by 2015
12. PATA to help market Laos's travel
13. New Canadian ambassador presents credentials

1. Local media urged to work with high spirit for ATF
2. Vientiane 's Dinosaur Museum opened
3. Malaysian investor to expand its biodiesel refinery to Laos
4. Savannakhet's Front holds 6 th meeting
5. Anti-measles and rubella people honoured
6. New Vietnamese Ambassador calls on Science and Technology Minister
7. New Lao movie to be produced
8. New French Ambassador calls on Agriculture and Forestry minister
9. Road next to Vientiane Admin Office closed
10. MOFA women present gifts to frontline soldiers
11. Resolutions to uncontrolled migration discussed
12. ATF in Brief

1. Premier Thongsing hands over newly-built Xieng Ngeun school
2. Sangthong kicks off Agricultural Technique Centre construction
3. Central Bank warns fake banknotes circulation
4. Laos expected to attract more tourists because of ATF
5. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs receives Vietnamese guest
6. Wildlife species research center opened
7. Local business groups profit from supplying Sepon mine
8. Lao PDR, Argentine Republic exchanges economic and trade agreement
9. Myanmar President receives Lao Public Works and Transport delegation
10. Road next to Vientiane Admin Office closed
11. Suanmone-Chomphet road upgrading is 40 % complete
12. DPM visits Sayaboury province
13. Vietnam 's firm invests USD 2 m in building a processing factory in ayabouathong
14. ATF in Brief
    

1. Full membership of WTO discussed
2. Govt earmarks billions kip for hosting ATF
3. Siam Kubota donates winter jackets for people's cold relief
4. PM receives Cambodian Posts Minister
5. Vietnamese Consul General in Savannakhet presents credentials
6. Singaporean ambassador bids farewell to PM
7. New indoor shooting range opened
8. Prime Minister receives New Thai Ambassador
9. Lao food festival to be held next week
10. ATF in Brief

1. Theun-Hinboun hydropower extension project inaugurated
2. Laos-Myanmar bridge construction kicks off next month
3. Eleven Lao officials leave for training in Japan
4. Lao Securities Exchange opens Investment Gateway
5. NA standing committee holds January meeting
6. New Year Celebration at Japanese Ambassador's Residence
7. Road next to Vientiane Admin Office closed
8. Western Union marks 10 th anniversary
9. ATF in Brief

1. Laos, Cambodia sign MoU on upgrading fiber optic cable network
2. ATF to focus on tourism-oriented cooperation
3. Presidential Office actively contributes to drafting laws
4. Vietnam , Laos localities seek further cooperation
5. Laos may receive benefit from Thailand’s min wage increase
6. Laos sends telegram of thanks to India
7. Road next to Vientiane Admin Office closed
8. Edu. reform is gradually qualitative, says minister
9. Darkchung aims to increase rice production to 4,000 tonnes
10. Sedon embankment gets 20% complete
11. ATF in Brief

1. PM receives high ranking delegation of Vinh Phuc
2. More than 1,500 delegates to attend coming ATF
3. Two Lao nationals awarded German scholarship
4. Dongphosy development kicks off next month
5. ETL wins CSO ASEAN Awards
6. WIG bazaar to be held on Feb
7. Lao leader receives thanks from EU and ASEAN
8. Soochow University granted land concession for Vientiane-based branch
9. ATF in Brief

1. President asks THPC to develop human resources
2. NA President visits Ho Chi Minh
3. Vientiane New World's design moves by Lao style
4. Misay hired to design multitrillion-kip Viengsay transformation
5. Lao and Vietnamese youths solidarity promoted
6. Large number of brand new vehicles registered in Vientiane
7. Vice Premier urges bettertelecom service
8. China handovers automatic weather station to Laos
9. APB earmarks 155 bln kip as loans for commercial production in Sekong
10. ATF in Brief

1. President pays a working visit to Bolikhamsay
2. Improvement to organizational structure of Prosecutors Offices urged
3. Laos ready to host ATF 2013
4. Stratum issues discussed
5. Local companies win 8-billion kip road improvement project
6. PM receives Cambodian Deputy PM
7. Singaporean Ambassador bids farewell to Vice President
8. Increased minimum labour wage benefits workers
9. Darkchung aims to announce more villages development communities this year
10. ATF in Brief
11. Oudomsay; sport venues preparation advances as planned

1. President Kaysone's bust attached golden leaf
2. Laos-Vietnam friendship year reviewed in Vientiane
3. Transport Ministry advised to review low standard of road
4. NA President attends Khmou ethnic New Year celebration
5. Deputy Foreign Minister receives new coordinator of UNHCR
6. Friendship medal bestowed on Singapore ambassador
7. Lao-Indochina Group wins quality production awards
8. PM urges greater attention to civil servant management
9. Myanmar celebrates Independence Day in Laos
10. Vietnam provides 4 bln kip financing school and temple building in Laos
11. Nationwide meeting on inspection opened
12. 29 retired people, elderly awarded billions of kip

1. IFC strengthens support to Laos
2. KPL cerebrates 45 th anniversary
3. Mr. Thongloun urges more attention to foreign affairs
4. Singaporean's Ambassador bids farewell to DPM
5. Kip appreciation and inflation to be capped on
6. AEC to benefit many countries
7. Road death toll still high
8. New head secretariat of NCAW announced
9. Sepak Takraw Federation awards coaches, athlete 63 million kip
10. ADB to Help Improve Competitiveness of Lao PDR Economic Corridor Towns
11. Nationwide meeting on inspection opened
12. 29 retired people, elderly awarded billions of kip

1. 3 parties contracted for USD 90 m road upgrading project
2. First five-star hotel in Luang Prabang to be built soon
3. Lao government clarifies on the missing of Mr. Sombath Somphone
4. Nongbouathong – Nongbeuk road opened for public use
5. U.S. Olympic Athlete Gives Badminton Lessons to Lao Students
6. Amphetamine trafficker seized in Savannakhet
7. Saravane and Vietnam's Quang Tri further boundary cooperation

1. KPL to mark 45 th anniversary tomorrow
2. Visit Laos Year 2012 records 3.11 million visit arrivals
3. Readiness for coming ATF
4. Oudomsay-Sayaboury Mekong bridge construction kicks off
5. Bolikhamsay requests 744 billion kip for development work
6. Over 800 killed in road accidents last year
7. Top ten events 2012
8. Supreme People's Prosecutors Office head visits Northern provinces
9. Lao leaders greet Cuban National Day
10. Party leader concludes Vietnam visit
11. Local firm to develop alleys for Nongniao residents

1. 16 th Asean Uni Games success celebrated
2. Helmet wearing campaign launched
3. GDP to be exceeding 10%
4. Lao leader visits Ho Chi Minh City
5. Namkhan 2 dam construction sees progress
6. Vietnamese officials awarded Lao Order
7. Vegetables with disease buried
8. Lao-Indochina Tapioca Factory receives GMP from Health Ministry
9. Praise for Vietnamese writings on Laos

December

1. President Choummaly wraps up successful visit to Vietnam
2. Old passenger transport vehicles to be retired
3. Southern Law College students complete internship
4. 2012 KOICA fellows reception
5. President Choummaly visits Hoa Binh province
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7. Nong Ping new urban development area to be surveyed
8. Locals agree to surrender self properties for collective benefits

1. Party members handed red IDs
2. President awards Vietnam's leaders noble orders
3. Over 28,000 donate blood in the last twelve months
4. Australia , Laos celebrate significant milestone-60 years of diplomatic relations
5. Vietnamese writers awarded victory medals
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7. Nam Papa Nakhone Louang announces two companies established
8. Vietnamese Writers' Association delegation visits Laos
9. Health Ministry further focuses on human development recourses

1. President Choummaly pays officially visit Vietnam
2. Sekong aims to have 14 villages live over poverty line this year
3. Laos, ROK further enhance cooperation on National Assembly
4. Saysettha holds annual trade fair
5. Wildlife and aquatic animals protection discussed
6. President receives message of congratulations from Iranian counterpart
7. PM greets Ukraine Premier on his reelection to the post
8. Over 7,500 households access safe water in Sebang Fai
9. USD100-m pack signed for improving two roads
10. US supports building schools in Savannakhet and Attapeu
11. Vientiane People's Court grants amnesty to prisoners

1. More Japanese tourists expected to visit Laos
2. Drive Safely with Helmet wearing campaign to be launched
3. Import of officer-uniform-liked products banned
4. 100 officials familiarized with international trade integration
5. Attapeu Provincial Vocational Training School building kicks off
6. Vegetarians have less what they like
7. NA holds monthly meeting to review achievements
8. Laos climbs 6 places up; FIFA
9. Laos , Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam open a trade exhibition centre
10. Laos, Thailand enhance cooperation on drug control

1. That Luang Specific Zone Construction kicks off
3. Workshop on the national human development report held
4. Transformer made in Laos to be produced
5. Nong Douang drainage system to be improved
6. Laos, Vietnam enhance special cooperation
7. Haakkeo schools celebrate Christmas day
8. Luang Prabang trade fair attracts regional entrepreneurs
9. Vietnamese funded school presented to Luangprabang

1. DPM urges greater attention to the labour skills development
2. High-level meeting held to boost Japanese investment in Laos
3. Over 400 learn 9 th ASEM Summit's success
4. Lao silk products interest buyers in Thailand
5. French NGO fosters TV reporters' skills
6. First meeting of the national steering committee on human rights
7. LPRYU reviews its implementation
8. Lao investor puts 16 billion kip on local TV establishment
9. Japan grants 80 m kip to promote education in Laos
10. Lao Inter Auto Motors Show on Sale launched
11. Laos, Vietnam boost financial cooperation

1. 16th AUG wraps up with exceeded gold medals target
2. Petanque event wraps up with one more gold awarded to the host
3. Top gold medalist of 16 th AUG: Malaysia
4. Germany builds three vocational schools in southern Laos
5. Party Secretary General to visit Vietnam
6. Lao leaders congratulate Kazakstan's National Day
7. Laos and Vietnam further cooperation on judicial affairs
8. Xieng Khuang road improvement is underway
9. Oudomsay: Over 100,000 tonnes illegal wood seized
10. Hongsa district prepares 15 projects for five years development
11. Over 60 bank officials absorb Marxist-Lenin theory
12. Lao pencak silat secures one more gold medal

1. NA session approves strategic plan of health reform
2. Lao women triple petanque team win a gold medal as expected
3. PM leaves for ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit
4. Nagoya University Alumni Association Laos Branch launched
5. Activities to combat human trafficking held in Champasak
6. Statement of the Lao spokesman on the Missing of Mr. Sombath Somphone
7. Statement of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR on the DPRK's Satellite Launch.
8. Petanque and football prove the perennial favourites once again
9. Lao petanque athletes win one more gold yesterday
10.  Lao pencak silat secures one more gold medal
11. Medical staff make sure everyone is safe and well

1. NA meeting passes construction of new Kaleum district
2. Muay Lao fighters win gold medals landside
3. Results of ASEM 9 disclosed to MPI officials
4. US funds school building
5. Late President Kaysone's outstanding works recalled in Sayabouly
6. Pencak silat revives the host’s hunger for gold
7. EU's Nobel Peace Prize highlighted in Laos
8. New French Ambassador calls on Prime Minister
9. NA'members debate multimodal transport law

1. New Vietnamese Ambassador calls on Lao leaders
2. A deputies continues to debate draft anti-corruption law
3. Lao male and female Judo teams take out two gold medals
4. Draft law on irrigation debated
5. EU supports fight against infectious diseases and pandemics in Laos
6. Greetings on National Day from India
7. Vietnamese, Lao localities boost sci-tech cooperation
8. Vientiane Mekong River embankment nearly completes
9. Transport committee works in full swing
10. Winners of contest on history of Vietnam-Laos relationship awarded
11. Medical staff make sure everyone is safe and well

1. Amkha, Sisouk win gold medals for Laos
2. Lao women fighters win two gold medals
3. ronze but best; Track and Field Federation's Secretary
4. Laos takes out gold medals surpassing expected plan
5. SCG scholarships awarded to outstanding students
6. Lao PDR Anti-Trafficking Day: Together we can end/stop human trafficking
7. Celebration of His Majesty Emperor Akihito's birthday held
8. Laos grabs all three gold of yesterday's petanque competition
9. U.S. Embassy, Peuan Mit team up to protect Lao Children
10. Kidavone Philvong wins the first gold for Laos
11. Poomsae and Petanque proving to be popular
12. Laos's athletic player goes bronze yesterday
13. Cigarette and alcohol sales banned

1. Amkha, Sisouk win gold medals for Laos
2. Fourth Mekong Friendship Bridge expected to open in March 2013
3. NA deputies concentrate to debate environmental protection law
4. PM receives Japanese guest
5. Photo exhibition on DPRK held in Vientiane
6. Savannakhet-Da Nang flight route to operate coming month
7. Lao leaders congratulate Romania
8. EU provides nine health scholarships to Laos
9. U.S. Embassy, Peuan Mit team up to protect Lao Children
10. Kidavone Philvong wins the first gold for Laos

1. 16 th Asean University Games opened
2. Rally marks Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2012
3. Savannakhet: Secondary school handed over
4. Road users forbidden from cell phone use
5. Laos's organization of 16th AUG satisfies Asean press
6. Cigarette and alcohol sales banned
7. Hanoi , Luang Prabang boost cooperation
8. 16 h AUG participants ' voices

1. 16th AUG participating countries' flags raised
2. IFC helps Lao Commercial Bank improve trade financing for importers and
3. Amended law on industrial processing proposed
4. Nam Ngum 5 dam starts commercial operations
5. Laos shares largest portion of AUG athletes list
6. Vat Phou Temple Complex renovation project handed over
7. Ho Chi Minh Monument built in Khammouane
8. India celebrates International Students'Day in Laos
9. Laos defeats Malaysia 3-0
10. Lao Ambassador chairs Inter-Agency Consultative Group Meeting
11. Japan supports technical assistance to Savannakhet University
12. Finance institutes expanded

1. Draft law on securities is hot topic
2. MoH reviews reproductive health plan implementation
3. Laos-Singapore charity run raises fund for mothers and children
4. Presidential Office marks Dec 2
5. Champassak University holds workshop on Asean integration
6. Laos marks 64th Human Rights Day
7. Govt praises tapioca producer for fast development
8. Visa exemption between Laos and Bangladesh to become effective in 2013
9. Businessmen to involve in investment in Lao silk production
10. Christina Lasasimma crowned Miss Laos 2012
11. Vientiane , Hanoi strengthen ties

1. NA members discuss draft law on electronic transaction
2. Ministry disseminates eradication of all forms of violence against women
3. Training on scientific study budget spending held
4. Lao President receives high-ranking Vietnamese delegation
5. Darkchung opens community radio
6. Greetings on National Day from DPRK
7. ASEAN-India Car Rally arrives Laos
8. ADB-Lao PDR Country Director meets media
9. Australia supports research on farmers' in environmental service delivery
10. Public Works and Transport Ministry holds meeting

1. DPM proposes NA to consider ratification of Laos's WTO membership
2. Sub-region nations enhance cooperation on dentistry
3. Over 500 prisoners granted pardons
4. ADB provides USD 83 m for 3 strategic projects
5. NA President meets Chinese guest
6. Lao leaders congratulate Romania's National Day
7. Laos sends sympathy to the Philippines
8. Australia supports Laos's Human Rights Agenda
9. Francophonie Activity Centre of opens
10. 4 th forum for youth from development triangle opens
11. Luang Prabang to unveil handicraft product logo on Dec 11
12. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia develop trade, tourism

1. 4 th Ordinary Session of Seventh National Assembly opens
2. Laos, Vietnam record 24% increase of bilateral trade in first 10 months
3. New Ambassador of Vietnam presents credentials
4. Journalists from 20 countries trained for development journalism in India
5. Mother mortality rate still high
6. Photos representing CPC's Congress' success exhibited
7. Health reform introduced to the NA's Ordinary Session
8. Firms, entrepreneurs and employees to benefit from improved business environment
9. Lao satellite project launched
10. France Perfumes introduces high-heel Jacques Fath

1. Lao leaders receive foreign envoys on National Day
2. Customary Law report launched
3. PM hosts post ASEM 9 reception
4. National Day marked in Manila
5. 27 Lao students leave for Jap
6. Greetings on Lao National Day
7. Dedication by survivors
8. Japan grants over US$200,000 for improving Laos's education standards
9. Germany donates computers to NA
10. Laos, Vietnam review cooperation in labour, social issues

1. Activities of high-ranking officials during National Day
2. NA ordinary session to be held on Dec 5-20
3. 5 th Plenary Session of Party Central Committee wrapped up
4. Thai airlines inaugurates Vientiane - Bangkok route
5. Natural disaster risk reduction discussed in Sayaboury
6. 44 killed by AIDS
7. Vice Premier meets Chinese delegation
8. Giant Consolidated Co grants US$1.3 million to Laos
9. Lao Airlines opens direct flights, Vientiane-Guangzhou
10. EU delegation visits Ban Phonkham
11. Lao National Day marked in HCM City
12. Savannakhet plans to do dry season rice farming on 33,000 ha
13. Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Laos and Indonesia celebrated

1. Japan further grants for human resources development
2. Lao ICT company wins Asean award
3. National Day Holiday 2012
4. SCG Trading Laos awards scholarship to students
5. Lao President: Relation with Vietnam is everlasting
6. Korea Stock Exchange finances the extension of Dong Dok Primary School
7. Laos, Thailand ink MoU on organizing int'l convention
8. Friendship meeting held in the Philippines
9. Japanese businessmen keen on investment in Laos
10. Over 500 turn out for blood giving
11. National Day marked in Bangkok, Thailand
12. Xiengkhouang to inject billions kip in development of tourism sites
13. Singing contest held to mark the foundation of Bokeo
14. Over 265 bln kip invested in two irrigation projects in southern provinces
15. Lao ICT company wins Asean award

1. Vietnam-Laos relations progress
2. Ongkeo's head national leader statue cast
3. National Day Holiday 2012
4. Agriculture products prepare for access to WTO
5. Lao-Viet book competition completes
6. DPM receives new Israel ambassador
7. Almost 1,700 families in Samneua access electricity
8. Vietnam , Laos enhance religious activities
9. KOICA provides USD2.5 m funding water supply project in Oudomsay
10. New Lao Ambassador to Thailand Presents Credentials
11. NA officials trained
12. Tangchaleun invests over 18 bln kip in road development in Pakse
13. Over 265 bln kip invested in two irrigation projects in southern provinces
14. Former President visits under construction Hongsa power plant

1. DPM receives a farewell visit from Vietnam Ambassador
2. Francophonie parliamentarians upgrade on gender role promotion
3. Laos stands up to eliminate violence against women, girls
4. ASEM 9 Summit results briefed to 8 Northern provinces
5. Lao leaders congratulate Albania's National Day
6. Eight banks join hands for automation service
7. Laos prepares for single window use
8. EU, Laos to start negotiations for a bilateral Forest Law Enforcement
9. Russian films projected in Vientiane
10. French university gives books to Lao counterpart
11. ASEM 9 Chai's Statement

1. Development partners appreciates Laos's achievements
2. Laos firmly takes close relation with the unity to end violence against women
3. Savannakhet youth pledges to be free of HIV
4. Indian Embassy celebrates Diwali festival
5. Nouansavanh invests USD 75 m transforming Nongping, Dongphosy into business hubs
6. Luang Prabang hospital opens ICU building
7. Almost 30 trained for formal English use
8. Laos prepares ASEAN tourism forum
9. Mother and child issues disseminated for Foreign Service
10. Vietnamese Ambassador bids farewell to DPM
11. UN Women Executive Director launches initiative to spotlight national commitments to end violence against women

1. Round Table raises Partnerships for More Effective Development Results
2. VIP bus accident kills 7
3. Vientiane named peaceful, livable city
4. Govt to double school administration budget
5. Tardsone waterfall, new tourist site
6. Line ministries prepare for coming celebration of national important day
7. Hom expected to graduate from list of poorest districts by 2015
8. Oudomsay; latex factory opens
9. Lao ambassador to USA and Canada visits Khammouane
10. Lao-Viet JV Bank opens new branch
11. Deputy PM asks sectors to focus on rural development
12. ASEM 9 Chair's Statement

1. That Luang Festival opens
2. Laos to import "Misoprotol" for mortality rate reduction
3. Xayaburi dam to provide huge benefits for Laos
4. Over 1,700 in Kham district receive medical checkups and treatment
5. Education and Sports minister meets Malaysian ambassador
6. Pheththongkham to coduct a feasibility study for Nam Sanen
7. Specialists converged to accelerate regional cooperation, raise donors' interest
8. Achievements of ASEM 9 disseminated for 6 southern provinces
9. Japan's firm Nickengseke Engineering presents urban plan to Vientiane pro.
10. Bokeo, Luang Namtha discuss Nam Tha hydropower project impacts

1. President's special envoy visits China
2. Hayone Bridge collapses, authorities say it's due to an overloaded truck
3. Laos aims to decrease poor households' percentage to 9
4. Lao ministers receive Saitama-Laos Friendship Association's chair
5. China-financed construction of Nongping Primary School kicks off
6. Vietnamese Ambassador bids farewell to Head of Inspection Committee
7. Female migrant workers management project discussed
8. New Administration Office of Tonpheung district unveiled
9. Labour Minister receives farewell visit from Vietnamese Ambassador
10. Xiengkhouang enhances cooperation with Thai university
11. The Final Interview of the 50 th IATSS Forum

1. Traditional Sports Games kicks off
2. Lao students leave for Japan to learn advanced disaster prevention
3. NA's fourth ordinary session to be opened in December
4. Organic crops meet consumers' health demand
5. French rock concert to be on stage in Vientiane
6. Pakse, Paksong and Moun chosen for three-develop policy
7. Singapore's top stylist-designed Lao weavings to be on display
8. CPC delegation visits Laos
9. Retail price of fuels adjusted to decrease
10. ADB funded Smallholder Development Project benefits four provinces
11. Laos, Vietnam news agencies strengthen ties
12. US donates rabies vaccine to Laos

1. NA standing committee holds November meeting
2. ADB Country Director Chong Chi Nai visits Khammouane
3. Champassak to show how Vat Phou was built
4. Laos, Indonesia enhance cooperation
5. Three festivities to be held in Vientiane
6. Lao, Thai and Australian take Fun Run to mark diplomatic relations
7. 20 trained as village health workers: Houaphan
8. The 1000 Day Project – Improving the nutritional status of children in Laos
9. Lao , Vietnam youths enhance cooperation
10. Doraemon entertains Vientiane residents
11. ASEM 9 Chair’s Statement

1. Thousands of laymen join Buddhist ceremony of Vientiane City Pillar Shine
2. Lao, Vietnamese pioneers and youths mark Special Solidarity Year
3. MMG Lane Xang Minerals opens new office
4. Six win Japan's NIYE Junior Programme 2012
5. President urges Sekong to accelerate building Kalum’s new administrative hub
6. Congratulations to new Chinese Party leader
7. Cabinet holds monthly meeting for November
8. Luang Namtha to build community tourism training centre
9. Vietnamese firms hand over school to Laos
10. Indochina nations cooperate on drug prevention
11. ASEM9 Chair's Statement
12. Sekong spends billions kip for preparing national sport games
13. Red Cross, U.S. break ground on Blood Transfusion Centre for northern Laos
14. Nayobay Bank opens 2nd branch for Savannakhet

1. Consecration ceremony of Vientiane City Pillar Shrine kicks off
2. Laos donates USD 50,000 for Nalanda University restoration
3. PM to attend 21st ASEAN Summit in Cambodia
4. Japan donates new Multifunctional Center to Laos
5. Message of congratulations
6. Vietnamese investors receive Lao order
7. NA members brainstorm on new draft laws
8. New British Ambassador calls on Prime Minister
9. Save the Children extens help to victims of disasters
10. Three deaths last week
11. U.S. Embassy Sponsors IT & Social Media Workshop
12. UK donates USD430,000 for Luang Prabang blood transfusion centre building

1. President visits ethnic students in Saravane
2. Lao SEA writers transfer experiences to young
3. 16 th ASEAN U-Games LOs, VOs trained
4. Malaysia launches shopping season Mega Fam
5. Foreign minister leaves for Cambodia
6. Western Union hands over 20 million kip to lucky people
7. First film festival for education work launched in Laos
8. ETL contracted as main sponsor for ASEAN-U Games
9. Sayaboury, Son La open Children's Development Centre
10. Beerlao calendar 2013 launched
11. IIG Education opened

1. Laos, Vietnam further cooperation
2. Laos gains 16 places up, says FIFA World Ranking
3. Xiengkhouang: tapioca factory to begin operation next year
4. Animal Vaccination launched in Nalath
5. International bodies support disaster management in Attapeu
6. Sekong: hotel and guesthouse operators trained
7. Power substation opened in Parkkading dist.
8. Public called for making a merit
9. Lao, Vietnamese museums share experiences, skills
10. More than 100 families have jobs thanks to handicraft products
11. Celebration of Int’l Day of People with Disabilities prepared

1. Laos to take part in India 's mega agri expo
2. President Kaysone's statue to be placed in the Philippines
3. Sepon Copper and Gold on track to meet targets
4. NA President meets Australian guest
5. Lao - Mongolian Friendship Hospital upgrading project handed over
6. Laos sends sympathy to the US
7. Japan supports building of a water plant in Khammouane
8. Various private and state enterprises supports foreign press center
9. Correction!
10. International bodies build school for Haikham villagers
11. Public called for making a merit
12. Laos expects to receive over 3 million visit arrivals next year
13. More eight villages to benefit from Nam Mang 3
14. More funds to combat disasters in VN and Laos

1. Construction of Xayaburi run-of-river hydroelectric power kicks off
2. Vietnam presents two historic books to Laos
3. Laos, Vietnam discuss special solidarity
4. President congratulates Obama on his re-election
5. Kolao to set up automobile factory in Laos coming year
6. Justice Minister receives British, Luxembourg guests
7. Lao, Vietnamese pioneers-youths meeting to hold in Vientiane
8. Lao leaders congratulate Cambodia's National Day
9. Sekong achieves only 21 % of seedling production plan
10. Xiengkhaoung unveils two new tourist attractions
11. CARE International further supports UXO risk reduction in Sekong

1. Luxembourg provides additional fund to Laos
2. EU leaders pledge increased ODA for Laos
3. Philippine President appreciates Laos’s hosting ASEM 9
4. Laos celebrates 50th ties with Czech and Slovakia in Vientiane
5. Hongsa stack concrete construction completed
6. Vietnam-Laos border provinces boost ties
7. Handicap International Laos greets high-level European Union politicians
8. Vehicles presented to disaster control committees
9. Australia funds for maintenance of Hom Neua Primary School
10. Lao Securities Exchange to launch internet-based stock trading
11. ASEM9 Chair's Statement

1. President receives a courtesy visit from Bangladeshi PM
2. Lao leaders met Russian PM
3. Vientiane Declaration on Strengthening Partnership for Peace and Development
4. PM receives Indian Minister of External Affairs’ courtesy call
5. MOF Minister meets Norwegian counterpart
6. Bolikhamsay burns expired products
7. Indochina Bank opens new branch in Luangnamtha province
8. BAN advocates meet EU delegates at the 9th ASEM Summit
9. Training for Lao lecturers ends
10. Vietin-Bank gives 100 computer sets to Lao Youth Union
11. Chair's Statement of the 9thASEM Summit 5 – 6 November 2012, Vientiane, Lao PDR

1. Newly built Viengsay school handed over
2. Premier praises Laos-Australia diplomatic relations
3. Laos, China reach 12 agreements on multi-million projects
4. Lt. Gen. Douangchay urges Sayabouly’s focus on grassroots building
5. Lao President meets Chinese and Russian Premiers
6. Lao and Singaporean Foreign Ministers meet in Vientiane
7. Laos, China pledge to enhance strategic partnership
8. Laos, Switzerland sign MoU on cooperation
9. ASEM 9 Summit wraps up in Vientiane with great success

1. Japan's Premier hands over Wattay Airport upgrading project to Laos
2. Jiabao's ASEM 9 presence represents China's commitment to Laos-China ties
3. Laos , Vietnam further legislative links
4. Ninth ASEM summit kicks off in Vientiane
5. Lao leaders met Russian PM
6. Trade cooperation and sustainability central to AEBF discussions
7. Lao President receives his French counterpart
8. ASEM welcomes Bangladesh, Norway and Switzerland to the fold
9. Laos concludes multi-billion rail agreement with Malaysian firm
10. China, Laos perform convention centre handover
11. Chinese premier starts Laos visit and for Asia-Europe Meeting
12. Laos signs a USD 5-billion railway project with Malaysian firm
13. Laos-Luxembourg cooperation expanded
14. Market is still small for rice varieties, says producer

1. Indonesian President visits Laos
2. Lao President warmly receives Cambodian PM
3. 13 th Asia-Europe Business Forum opens
4. First foreign specific economic zone opened
5. Senior officials meet for ASEM preparations
6. AEBF to bring great benefits to Laos

1. 11 th Handicraft Fest draws over 200 representative booths
2. Leader Reception Mansion project contract signed
3. Mekong-region Freight Transport Association established
4. New WFP pledges to pay close cooperation with Laos
5. Indonesian President to visit Laos
6. Bangladesh PM to visit Laos
7. Lao World invests over 100 bln kip in Savanh ITECC second phase
8. FBT gives sport gears worth 4.1 b kip to Lao Football Federation
9. Low standard drinking water complained
10. Labour and Social Welfare says over 20,000 access eployment due to its effort
11. Know ASEM ASEM 7 Summit in brief

October 2012

1. Noy-Ithilith wins the trophy of Boat Racing Festival 2012
2. Over 200 businessmen to attend coming Asia-Europe Business Forum
3. Vientiane authorities order schools in inner districts closed
4. THB UXO clearance firm opens
5. Lao Telecom scratcher wins TOYOTA Fortuner
6. President visits industrial establishments in Vientiane
7. Message of congratulations
8. Hom: Construction project-related three-building campaign kicks off
9. Almost 260 business units sell products at a trade fair in Champassak
10. Parliamentarians discuss population and development issues in Lao PDR

1. ASEP 7 declaration presented to ASEM 9 Sub- committee
2. Trade fairs to promote Visit Laos Year held
3. LAO PARLIAMENTARIANS ENGAGE WITH MDGS
4. Trafficking victims'shelter improvement discussed
5. Lao leaders congratulate Czech Republic’s National Day
6. Chinese PM to visit Laos
7. Lao Honourable Consulate opens in Japan's Okinawa
8. Sor village satisfied with eucalyptus plantation
9. Local company conducts a feasibility study on a Nam San hydropower dam
10. Lao party officials study local Party building work
11. now ASEM ASEM 6 in brief

1. Presidential Office golden apex erected
2. Hongsa Power signs agreement with contractor on mining service
3. 7 tonne plus trucks cannot be driven along ASEM roads
4. WTO accepts Laos' membership
5. 1st National Round Table on HIV/AIDS held
6. Lao leaders congratulate Turkey's National Day
7. Laos launches 4 G
8. Model family of animal farm in Bolikhamsay
9. PTT opens subsidiary in Laos
10. China further provides grant aid to Laos
11. Salana Boutique awarded World Luxury Hotel Awards 2012

1. Lao leaders presented with Honourary Doctorates
2. Medical Centre for Heart and Vascular Diseases opened
3. Laos, Vietnam discuss long-term mutual economic cooperation
4. Pha-Oudom district has new secondary school
5. Over 200 Asian, European Cos propose to attend 13th Asian-Europe Business Forum
6. Together building a child-safe tourism network
7. Salakham sustainable development model is on study
8. 700 police officers to keep security during Boat Racing Festival
9. Lao Cement's factory No II's ISO 9001: 2008 certificate extended
10. VN, Laos boost archives management cooperation

1. Party strongly confirms to overcome poverty
2. ADB provides funds for governance and public finance management
3. Inflation rate tends to increase for two consecutive months
4. Govt approves 410 mw power plant in southern Laos
5. People's Supreme Procuracy awarded Laos' Order
6. Health Ministry, partners review nutrition guidelines for children
7. More women needed to hold decision making positions
8. Free oral health check-up available
9. Luang Prabang aims to attract 500,000 visitors annually
10. Seminar strengthens Vietnam – Laos special ties

1. Vientiane residents enjoy shopping
2. IFC, World Bank support water resource reforms in Laos
3. UN Day marks 67 years of working for peace and development
4. PM meets Vietnamese environmental Minister
5. Champassak: 249 infected with chikungunya
6. Lawmakers brainstorm law drafting
7. MCNV supports Community Managed Development in Savannakhet
8. Heaven period for vegetarians started
9. Dozens of Thaphabath students give blood
10. Sayabouly frees trafficked animals into nature

1. Laos is ready for coming ASEM 9
2. Laos jumps 3 places in Doing Business 2013
3. Vientiane City Pillar Shrine to be ordained next month
4. Lao-Thai traditional border checkpoint opened
5. DP Thongloun delivers massage marking the 67th UN Day anniversary
6. Mekong media discusses sustainable economic development
7. Three-building campaign for Sayabouly discussed
8. Students learn about U.S. presidential elections

1. NAPPA unveils newly built office
2. Mini- Marathon held to mark National Week for Poverty Eradication
3. UN official urges Laos to combat domestic violence lawfully
4. Singapore awards ASEAN scholarship to Lao student
5. Luang Prabang-Sayaboury Bridge , 80 % built
6. Cleanness keeping is everyone's responsibility
7. Lao World contracted to accommodate ASEAN-U Games
8. No more drugs in ASEAN by 2015
9. Luang Prabang residents’ income per capita hit US$2000
10. Vice Mayor urges participation in organising Boat Racing Fest

1. Asia-Europe People's forum ended
2. New machine of Lao Brewery Company starts operation
3. Film Dept announces short film competition
4. Laos, Vietnam strengthen audit cooperation
5. Why does Laos build special and specific economic zones?
6. PM recieves Iranian Ambassador
7. Laos, Vietnam boost border trade cooperation
8. BCEL, Lao Airlines help customers access e-service
9. U.S. Embassy promotes science education in southern Laos
10. Vietnam ready to help Laos in mass mobilisation

1. NA passes Laos-China railway project
2. Made in Laos Expo 2012 opened
3. Enterprise des Postes Lao goes online
4. Foreign ambassadors present credentials to President
5. Lao Entertainment Awards to be announced in December
6. NA's Vice Chair recieves China's congress delegation
7. Department of Ethnic and Religion Affairs donated computers
8. 2 bln kip invested in beautifying Houakhon Waterfall
9. Phu Bia Mining employees trained in advanced firefighting

1. President Choummaly mourns Sihanou's death
2. Laos proposes ACD to implement swap oil for rice project
3. Lao Ban Advocate present at the 9TH Asia-Europe People's Forum
4. ASEAN women discuss gender and environmental sustainability
5. Road upgrading project approved for better Ta-Oy-Kaleum communication
6. International Day for Disaster Reduction celebrated
7. Malaysia hosts 16th ACCSM
8. Laos to become a membership of WTO next year
9. Sekong: industry and commerce grows by 14%

1. 9th Asia-Europe People's Forum held
2. Two villages related to three-building scheme are ready now
3. Laos, China enhance legislative cooperation
4. Tobacco advertisement prohibited
5. President sends condolences over the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk
6. Vientiane new urban planning to be over by this month
7. Vietnamese investment in Laos placed the 1st rank
8. Vietnam ranked 2nd largest tourism market for Laos
9. Kabsone Farm pledges enough meat for ASEM Summit
10. China gives Laos ten buses, four cars
11. now ASEM ASEM 5 Chairman's Statement

1. Lao officials trained on intellectual property
2. Anti-dengue fever oriented ahead of ASEM 9
3. Seeking safer roads around Sepon mine
4. Sixty-eight Lao nationals complete basic of Indonesian language
5. Over 140 families expected to access water supply next year
6. Laos celebrates surprise qualification
7. Luang Prabang: 61 killed in road accidents
8. ACD media representatives visits Kuwait to promote cooperation
9. Global Hand Washing Day marked in Vientiane
10. Bokeo: visit arrivals decreased by half
    

1. Laos, Australia enhance trade and investment through business forum
2. Khammouane expects to export 4 mln tonnes of potassium yearly
3. 24 entertainment venues closed down
4. Bolikhamxay to have the poor percentage decreased to 8
5. Message of congratulations
6. Lao President congratulates King of Spain
7. Suzuki Cup 2012 : Laos vs Brunei : 3-1
8. Phonsavanh Neua road upgraded
9. Lao Front delegation visits Hanoi
10. 523 bln kip given for transport development
11. Planning Ministry staff learn public security
    

1. Over 200 drug-free villages announced in Vientiane
2. Govt, development partners prepare on strengthening for business
3. Houaphanh to reduce the poor percentage to 20
4. Xayaboury Dam committed to follow MRC's guidelines
5. Greetings on 50th anniversary of Laos-Bulgaria diplomatic relations
6. Almost 160 sculptured items, paintings and photos to be exhibited for AEPF
7. Vientiane Times, Pasaxon to move northeast
8. Khonephapheng waterfall, the pearl of the Mekong

1. Newly built City Pillar Shrine handed to authorities
2. Govt accelerates to enact draft law on special economic zones
3. Lao Airlines to fly direct to Seoul
4. Indonesian National Armed Forces marked in Laos
5. Laos, Vietnam update mass mobilisation
6. UN Disaster Risk Reduction Chief: Building Back Better Makes Communities More Resilient
7. Vientiane generation exceeds planned
8. Vietnamese, Lao Party newspapers enhance co-operation
9. Xieng Khuang: the land of national heritage sites

1. ASEM Hall to be officially opened by this month end
2. Gov't prioritises foodstuff production
3. Luang Prabang confirms accommodation capacity for ASEM leaders
4. 450-Year Road-Houaxieng road upgrading begins
5. Message of congratulations
6. 1st Wildlife Rescue Centre construction begins
7. 11 th ASEAN Committee on Women Meeting to be held next week
8. New Lao Ambassador to Belgium Presents Credentials
9. Vientiane discusses preparation for Tourism Festival for Central Provinces
10. Salakham Marsh Tourist Site Development project kicks off
11. Khouanmeuang Group invests USD 15 mln in a recreation resort
12. Know ASEM ASEM 4 Summit Chairman's Statement

1. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General visits Nock- Ten hit area
2. Laos should be better prepared for future disaster, says UN official
3. 2 nd Made in Laos Expo to fall next week
4. PM visits two districts in Huaphan
5. WTO expected to approve Laos's accession this month
6. Thai Ambassador bids farewell to Vice President
7. Malaysia marks the 55 th anniversary of Independence
8. Laos hosts regional workshop on rights to peace
9. Lao Brewery Company switch on new standard next year
10. Military officials trained on English skills

1. 18th Teacher's Day has come
2. Deputy Prime Minister receives a bid farewell from Thai Ambassador
3. France backs US$16,800 for coming AEPF 9
4. RMA Lao helps training vocational skills on students
5. RFID devices to be installed in Int’l border checkpoints
6. Statement by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Lao PDR, Dr. Thongloun
   SISOULITH, at the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York,
   Sept 28, 2012
7. Xiengnalae Primary School given educational items
8. ASEP-7 declaration focuses on food security, public debt, disaster management

1. ASEP 7 meeting wraps up in Vientiane
2. Overseas sources echo concern over current global issues
3. ASEP 7 chair says cooperation is vital for food security
4. Different praises and prouds for ASEP 7 hosted by Laos
5. First wild animal study centre of Laos to be built
6. Vietnamese military press delegation visits Laos

1. Asian-European senators urged to strengthen cooperation sustainable development
2. ASEP announces new member states
3. RMA Lao helps training vocational skills on students
4. Over 85,000 people expected to access tap water
5. Learning views of delegates on ASEP 7 held on Oct 3-4 in Vientiane
6. Lao students visits Japan
7. ADB: Lao economic to grow by 7.9% in 2012
8. Know ASEM ASEM 4 Summit Chairman's Statement

1. ASEP 7 delegates to discuss issues of common interest
2. President urges local manufacturers to strengthen cooperation
3. Lao products-handicrafts to serve the ASEP7 opened
4. U.S. provides operations building to UXO Lao Savannakhet
5. Lao leaders congratulate Germany's National Day
6. Luang Prabang: malaria death toll reaches four
7. R. Korea National Day marked
8. Staff of People's Supreme Court oriented on reproductive health
9. Lao leaders congratulate Republic of Korea's National Day
10. Vice President receives ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers
11. NA President receives Vietnam peace committee delegation

1. Newly-constructed Women's Dormitory handed over
2. Laos, Vietnam pledge to further promote peace
3. Chinese National Day marked
4. ASEAN 34th AMAF and 12th AMAF Plus 3 Meetings opened in Vientiane
5. Vietnamese children in Laos enjoy mid-Autumn festival
6. Over 300 kg of smuggled chickens buried
7. Vietnam , Laos promote agricultural cooperation
8. Entertainment venues close not beyond midnight
9. Road users complain delayed road construction in Vangsay section
10. Houaphanh mother and children's healthcare to be better

Sept 2012

1. ICT to serve ASEM 9 is at 95% completed
2. SDC increases development support to Lao PDR
3. Phetthavone Co., confirms three main roads improvement to complete before ASEM9
4. Special solidarity between Laos and Vietnam questionnaire held
5. Vietnamese, Lao youth vow to build peaceful borders
6. Savannakhet Visit Laos Year to be held next month
7. Japanese calligraphy workshop held in Vientiane
8. Message of congratulations
9. Phu Bia Mining supports improved water supply to local villages
10. Vientiane City Pillar Shrine construction to be ended next month

1. Three draft laws approved
2. Laos ratifies three conventions of UN
3. Deaths of Lao people caused by NCDs accounts for 48%
4. Chinese investment in Laos moves upward
5. Khammouane develops Tham Pra Nong Pafa cave
6. Phu Bia Mining's royalty payments grow
7. Lao leaders congratulate Cyprus's National Day
8. Singapore trains Lao officials on modern Tilapia culture
9. Rap+Jazz concert to hit Vientiane
10. Vientiane decoration for ASEP7 nearly completes

1. PCC Standing Secretariat meets CPP delegation
2. Foreign Minister attends 67th UNGA
3. IFAD new office inaugurated in Vientiane
4. Soochow University campus to be built in Vientiane
5. Laos needs to prepare many fields for AEC
6. More than 300 students take in the coming ASEM 9
7. Konglor cave makes a high record
8. Switzerland's Sustainable use of Agro-Biodiversity and Livelihood
9. Lao officers visit Signal Officers School of Vietnam
10. Lao scientist attends Mekong sub-region policy-makers conference

1. National study on violence against women prepared
2. Local media prepared for coming ASEM9
3. LBC further donates books to needy schools
4. Lao students enjoy art Manga drawing
5. Laos and China further cooperation on trade and investment
6. Laos ready to host 34th AMAF in Vientiane
7. Three private sectors supports US$80,000 for AEBF
8. Bank officials upgrade on political theories
9. China-ASEAN Infrastructure Cooperation Forum held in Nanning

1. PM arrives home from ASEAN-China expo
2. NA President returns home
3. IFAD Director visits Laos for opening of IFAD office
4. 9th CABIS opened
5. GoodNeighbors gives relief items for needy students
6. Last 11 months generate income over 15,000 billion kip
7. German gives 18 sewing machines for Lao garment development
8. Health workers are ready for coming ASEM 9
9. China , three neighbours begin fresh Mekong River patrol

1. Chinese VP meets Laotian PM
2. 105 Mercedes Benz serving for ASEM handed over
3. Laos ready to welcome ASEAN-India Car Rally
4. Study on Sebangfai hydropower plant in Savannakhet kicks off
5. Message of Greetings to foreign minister from Hungarian counterpart
6. Message of congratulations
7. Young alumni of U.S. exchange programmes put experiences to good use
8. Vietnamese NA deputies visit Laos
9. LFNC President visits Sayabury province
10. Phongsaly Children have more playground

1. National emblem presented to Presidential Office
2. Lao government presents second class lebour medal to Golf Long Thanh
3. Japanese photo exhibition is on display in Talat Sao Shopping Mall 2
4. Vice Prime Minister receives new ASEAN Secretary-General
5. CP Lao with ambitious plan for piglets produce
6. Lao leaders receive congratulations from Poland
7. Quality of biodiesel 100 assessed
8. Over 30 fire victim families receives aid package
9. Pins of ASEM leaders launched
10. Water pumps for handle with floodwater are on installation
11. Awareness campaign on helmet wearing for kids
12. Street illegally expat traders banned
13. Vietnamese, Lao localities share youth activities

1. New National Museum to be built on November
2. PM leaves for ASEAN - China Expo in Nanning
3. Vientiane Centre's marketing office opened
4. ICT Minister meets Japanese former ambassador to Laos
5. Laos marks the 25th anniversary International Ozone Day
6. Lao leaders greet Chile's National Day
7. Indonesian women host charity event for Home of Light
8. Luang Prabang GDP growth rise by 9.4%
9. Reinforcing Vietnam-Laos youth solidarity

1. Experts discuss carbon emissions reduction in Asia Pacific Region
2. ADB concludes water supply training maintenance
3. Technical school students to apprentice with Phu Bia Mining
4. Miss Laos 2012 contest opens for candidates
5. Sekong investment rises by 30.55%
6. Lao leaders greet Nicaragua's National Day
7. Notice
8. Laos, Thailand enhance cooperation on anti-human trafficking
9. Vice President visits Ho Chi Minh Park in Khammouane
10. Laos - Vietnam solidarity and friendship year marked in Moscow

1. Lao Govt approves 240 billion kip for ASEM9
2. Indonesian Gov't is ready to help Laos toward bright future
3. 15 ministry officials to be dispatched to grassroots-levels
4. Millions kip approved for improvement of Kuang Si waterfall
5. EC: Laos will be good host for ASEM
6. Laos and Mongolia diplomatic relations marked
7. Local companies pledge to support the coming 13th AEBF
8. Newly built National Library to be built
9. First Mekong tourism city mayor meeting opens in HCM City
10. Know ASEM
11. Tourism ministers meet to promote ties

1. Lao delegation attends 3MSP
2. Vientiane decoration for ASEM9 to be over by end-this month
3. Hongsa Power completes to evacuate victims to new resettlement
4. Southernmost provinces farmers supported correct technique
5. VIP hall expected to complete as planned
6. Oudomxay: Nam Ngao hydropower dam construction takes in shape
7. Lao leaders greet Mexico’s National Day
8. Greetings on 20th anniversary of Laos-Uzbekistan diplomatic relations
9. Laos and Netherlands enhance foreign affairs work
10. Know ASEM
11. Exchange boosts ties between Lao and Vietnamese localities
12. Communicable disease poses threat to economic growth
13. 12 companies granted for undertaking studies on irrigation construction

1. 62 hotels ready arranged for coming important events
2. Gov't confirms blowing up poverty below 10% by 2015
3. Dengue fever kills four people in Oudomsay
4. Southernmost provinces farmers supported correct technique
5. Laos and DPRK further cooperation on propaganda and training affairs
6. Champasak authorities point out different school fees
7. ASEM Coordinating countries meeting held in Vientiane
8. ASEAN university students exchange cultures
9. Laos Defence Ministry delegation visits Vietnam
10. Know ASEM
11. Savannakhet: rice transplanting lower than expected
12. Laos and Thailand vow to boost educational cooperation
13. Luang Prabang trade fair 2012 opened

1. PM Thongsing receives President of China Railway Group
2. ASEM representatives review the ASCG work
3. LWU launches 'Directory of Essential Services for Children and Youth'
4. NA members upgrade on natural disaster management
5. Dien Bien hosts Vietnam-Lao tourism and trade fair
6. Private companies support Champassak agriculture development
7. NA's standing committee holds September meeting
8. Road supported by JICA opens for public use
9. Lao leaders meet Japanese Justice Minister
10. Know ASEM

1. Lao Brewery Company backs for Asean University Games
2. Laos , China trade value reaches US$5 billion
3. Sharon Int' l School donates 50 bicycles to needy students
4. ASEM future enlargement discussed
5. Party delegation visits China
6. Lao Delegation Visits Mangyongdae
7. Greetings on 20th anniversary of Laos-Ukraine diplomatic relations
8. OV pupils in Laos start new school year
9. 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between Laos-Poland marked
10. Phonhong-Phonmy road to be renovated
11. Road community construction scheme moves ahead
12. Laos and Vietnam further cooperation on legislation
13. Over 80 Lao booths to showcase at coming CAEXPO

1. Polish Govt confirms to further support Laos
2. Laos sends sympathy to China
3. Petrol down, diesel up
4. Vietnam-Laos friendship exchange in China
5. Xieng Ngeun flood victims recieve relief package
6. Australian Parliamentary Delegation visits Laos
7. Vientiane authorities called on addressing land conflicts
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. Laos ' union officials learn information skills
10. Three reservoirs with irrigation systems in Savannakhet to be built

1. 10th founding anniversary of Veteran Federation marked
2. Laos, Thailand discuss on improving investment climate
3. Lao leaders congratulate Tajikistan's National Day
4. Marubeni Foundation grants education equipments to ethnic boarding school
5. Laos , China to strengthen security cooperation on Mekong River
6. Laos to chair 7th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Meetings
7. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement

1. PM urges Labour Ministry to seriously implement four breakthroughs
2. New That Luang guard buildings handed over
3. DPR Korean national day marked in Vientiane
4. Dell rolls out new education solutions to enhance learning in digital age
5. Lao leaders greet BRAZIL's National Day
6. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to President of Lithuania
7. New Luang Namtha Youth's Office to be built
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. Phu Bia Mining contributes to street light programme in Xiengkhouang

1. PM Meets Vietnamese scientists
2. Don Chan Palace improvement for ASEP approaches completion
3. Tourist number rises by 17%
4. Lecture on DPRK National Day marked
5. Greetings on 50th anniversary of Laos-Czech Republic diplomatic relations
6. Electricity installation for upcoming ASEM 9 to be on time
7. New IFAD Country Programme Manager presents credentials
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. Agriculture and Forestry officials upgraded on computer skills in Luang Namtha
10. Vietnamese President highlights Vietnam-Laos special ties
11. Ministry of Home Affairs officials learn shares transaction

1. Statue of late leader Ongkeo to be cast
2. National Convention Centre is on well progress
3. Quota for new civil servants unveiled
4. KP distributes New Holland Construction technology
5. Republic of Korea media delegation visits Laos
6. Vientiane Air Express launches daily air cargo services
7. Laos, Vietnam localities boost cooperation
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. Lao delegation attends 16th NAM Summit in Tehran, Iran
10. Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year marked in the Philippines
11. Sayabouly Ethnic Secondary School receives assistance packages

1. Over 500 core cadres trained for coming ASEP 7
2. 3 rd Australian Defence Force-Lao people's Army alumni dinner held
3. World Bank further supports poverty reduction
4. Lao nationals awarded Indonesian scholarships
5. Improvement of Phonmy-Keo Oudom road planned
6. Lao leaders congratulate Slovak Republic's National Day
7. K.T Badminton Club won NA President's trophy
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. Foreign Minister leaves for MGC Ministerial Meeting
10. Vietnamese Doctors provide free medical check-ups for Lao people
11. Laos-Vietnam friendship golf tourney held
12. Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre gets Australian back

Aug 2012

1. Vice-Premier receives JETRO President
2. Achievements of recent NA meeting disseminated
3. Long-term initiative for improvement of shelters serving trafficked persons launched
4. Cooperative labour force proclaimed
5. Vietnam pledges to foster ties with Laos
6. Hanoi , Vientiane seek further judicial cooperation
7. U.S. supports Lao legal sector to understand impact of trade agreements
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. RM Asia, Lao Law Firm back 13th AEBF
10. Somaly Mam Foundation's visit to AFESIP Laos
11. Vietnam invests in two hydropower plants in Laos
12. Company licensed to plant trees in Laos

1. Laos, Cambodia exchange lessons on lawmaking
2. Improved rural finance help the poor in Laos to be ended
3. MoIC plans to submit new law on competition
4. Laos, U.S further cooperation on MIA
5. Vietnam's Prime Minister welcomes Laos' Deputy PM
6. Shelter-Shelf Improvement Project Launch Workshop
7. Deputy PM views artifacts found in WB's construction site
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. National Badminton Competition 2012 opened

1. Premier receives Japanese guest
2. Message marks the 67 th anniversary of National Day of Vietnam
3. Newly built Vientiane Security Police Office handed over
4. 9 th AEPF preparation approaches completion
5. Over 90 civil servants donate blood
6. Greetings on 55th anniversary of Laos-Indonesia diplomatic relations
7. Qualifying best craftsmen for ASEAN contest held
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement
9. Dien Bien-funded agro, forestry technical centre debuts in Laos

1. CLMV Economic Ministers Pledge to Speed Up Economic Cooperation
2. Ten states unable to attend ASEP7 in Vientiane
3. Lawmakers upgraded on land tenure
4. Indonesian movies attract Vientiane residents
5. Pongkham secondary school building approaches completion
6. Chanthabouly takes seriously social security keeping
7. Soukkaseum donates for City Pillar Shrine construction
8. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Chairman's Statement

1. Monthly Cabinet meeting approves plan for air traffic management
2. Charity golf competition to be held this week-end
3. History of Laos-Vietnam ties book handed over
4. Emergency assistance project for flood families signed
5. Message of congratulations
6. Badminton tournament marks 45th ASEAN foundation
7. Anti-road accident caravan for new academy year launched
8. PEA pledges to further develop education system
9. Know ASEM ASEM 2, Chairman's Statement

1. 24 states confirm participation in ASEP 7
2. Lao Front for National Construction recalls 23 August
3. Nongnieng road improvement to be completed on ASEM time
4. Laos-Vietnam Youth Friendship House to be built in Laos
5. Artifact items discovered in Vientiane
6. Lao leaders congratulate Moldova’s National Day
7. Vientiane fountain opened for public
8. Lectures mark Constitutions day
9. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement
10. Over 30 officials upgraded on computer skills: Tonpheung dist.

1. Exhibition marks August 23
2. NA Vice Chair urges public participation in hosting ASEP 7
3. Meeting held to raise August 23 Revolutionary Spirit
4. Rattan sustainable project benefits to local growers
5. Preparation for Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year celebrations discussed
6. Best short films nominated for Asean short film contest
7. Message of congratulations
8. Vientiane rearranges untidy wires for ASEM
9. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement

1. ASEM preparation is on plan
2. Laos attracts almost 100 investment projects
3. Vientiane Mayor urges public preparation for new academic year
4. NA President receives Kuangtong delegation
5. Thangon drainage canal improvement project presented to Laos
6. Lao leaders congratulate Hungary's National Day
7. Lao-German Friendship Association gives 30 million kip for flood victims
8. Saysettha district focuses on security keeping for ASEM 9
9. Vientiane export reaches US$7.5 million
10. Regional and International financial
11. Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year 2012 marked in Cambodia
12. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement

1. PM meets Vice President of DEA WOO International
2. NA standing committee holds August meeting
3. Construction of ASEM National Convention Centre set deadline
4. Promoting cooperation between Laos, Vietnam Red Cross Societies
5. YLao farmers take Thai and Japanese lessons
6. Indian Embassy celebrates Eid Ul Fitr festival in Vientiane
7. Laos, Vietnam boost potassium salt mining project
8. Champassak prepares for constructing wastewater treatment plant
9. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement

1. Lao, Australian parliaments agree to further cooperation
2. WIG supports 50 patients for Interplast Australia in Xiengkhouang
3. IFC supports ministry of finance in rolling out new tax reforms
4. ASEAN Mall inaugurated in Vientiane
5. Youth camp marks Inter’l Youth Day
6. Concrete alleys in four districts to be completed
7. IKEA backs US$180,000 for rattan stainable produce-harvest project
8. Lao officials trained on SMEs
9. Reception marks Independence Day of Indonesia
10. Scholarship winners prepare to head for Japan
11. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement

1. PM urges Mouangvang focal area to pay attention to defence and security affairs
2. That Luang swamp development project to commence by year end
3. Women take in three-motto campaign
4. Laos prepares to mark 10th anniversry of LNWVA
5. Death toll increased
6. Indonesian Independence Day marked in Laos
7. Street beggars to be put in right place
8. Donnokkhoum-Souanmon concrete road is on progress
9. Laos, Vietnam mark ties in USA
10. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement

1. SHB opens office in Laos
2. Leaders greet Indonesia on her National Day
3. More young female diplomats to be produced
4. Chinese medical specialists give free health check
5. Park Ngum Natural Resources Office handed over
6. ASEAN photo competition opens for public
7. Houay Yoy-Tardkhot hydropower dam to be built in Champassak
8. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Chairman's Statement

1. Ministry reaffirms enriching staff's knowledge
2. Lao leaders congratulate Islamic Republic of Pakistan's National Day
3. India marks 66 th Independence Day in Vientiane
4. Indian tour for pilgrims held
5. 1 st cabinet report on child rights approved
6. Lao Ambassador meets Lao students in Thailand
7. VK Auto opens service centre
8. NDMC chair urges Luang Prabang to prepare for unexpected disaster
9. Laos-China joint border inspection committee holds 6 th meeting
10. Know ASEM ASEM in society

1. Party Secretary General meets Vietnam's Vice Premier
2. Constitution Day marked
3. Laos sends sympathy to the Philippines
4. Lao Handicraft Festival scheduled for ASEM
5. Australia supports travel service standards
6. President extends condolences to Iran over earthquakes
7. Message of congratulations
8. Laos, Vietnam localities uphold solidarity
9. Know ASEM The Asia-Europe Foundation
10. AIDS still threatens Laos

1. Japan provides disaster response equipment to Laos
2. Lao leaders congratulate Ecuador's National Day
3. Media role and skills improvement urged
4. International Youth Day 2012 celebrated in Vientiane
5. Nam Phayai dam constructing to be kicked off this year
6. Inter'l photo contest opens for public
7. Vientiane Capital to hold cooking contest next week
8. Australian police provides narcotics inspection facilities to Laos
9. Laos-VN cooperation committee meets
10. Know ASEM Working Methods

1. Comrade Kim Yong Nam wraps up Laos visit
2. PM urges Chanthabouly authorities to disseminate political ideology
3. WB further grants US$20 million for poverty reduction
4. Vientiane City Pillar to be fully built by October
5. Draft of Public Fund Management discussed
6. Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year 2012 marked in Khon Kaen
7. Message of congratulations
8. WB grants US$8.6 million to Khammouane for basic infrastructure development
9. NA standing committee holds meeting for August
10. Know ASEM Achievements

1. Lao leaders receive Hai Phong delegation
2. Leaders greet Singapore on her national day
3. WB funds US$ 21 m to road improvement and maintenance
4. Singapore marks 47 th National Day in Vientiane
5. Vientiane road accident claims three lives
6. Xieng Ngeun district flooded
7. Correction!
8. Champassack caps on four kinds of goods
9. Phongsaly's high ranking delegation visits Pu'er city
10. Saravane, Quang Tri strengthen ties
11. Know ASEM Key Characteristics
12. 1 st meeting of Health Sciences University held

1. Laos, DPRK enhance cooperation
2. PM delivers speech on 45 th ASEAN anniversary
3. Vientiane GDP growth forecasted to fall slightly
4. Chinese firm invests in UPS Battery factory in Laos
5. PM Thongsing Thammavong greets New PM of Papua New Guinea
6. Phu Bia Mining and Govt affirm partnership
7. World breast-feeding week marked
8. Laos, Vietnam agree to conserve environment
9. Laos, Thailand discuss sand minerals extraction in the Mekong
10. Know ASEM ASEM 9 Summit

1. Lao, Asean flags hoisted to mark its 45 th anniversary
2. Lao leaders receive outgoing British Ambassador
3. Germany grants over 2.6 billion kip for UXO clearance in Luang Prabang
4. Extra income and expenditure are inappropriate in financial regulation
5. 49 students awarded Chinese government scholarship
6. Construction of small-scale hydropower dam in Vientiane studied
7. Lao Consul General meets governors of Khone Kaen, Udon Thani and Nong Bua Lamphu
8. Know ASEM ASEM 8 Summit

1. 45 th and 15 th anniversaries of ASEAN founding and Lao membership marked
2. State Publishing House reconstruction kicked off
3. KOICA helps strengthen capacity of Lao health workers
4. JaLYA grants US$ 0.46 m for education improvement
5. Vietnam holds exchange with Lao military alumni
6. British Ambassador bids farewell to Foreign Minister
7. ASEAN Food Fest and Goods Exhibition to be held next week
8. Eye diagnostic and surgery equipment handed over
9. Know ASEM ASEM 7

1. ASEP 7 venue preparation will be finished next month
2. Planning Ministry women confirm to turn Party resolution into practice
3. 11th Congress of Lao Federation of Trade Union's youth organisation opened
4. Laos, Vietnam enhance agricultural co-operation
5. More than 200 street stalls warned
6. Thakhor hydropower dam construction approaches reality
7. NRA celebrates CCM
8. Laos and RoK firms to build electric pole factory
9. Know ASEM ASEM 6 Summit
10. Politburo member visits Vientiane province
    
    

1. PM receives Phu Tho high- ranking delegation
2. Progress of WTO membership reported
3. ADB loans $14 million to develop sanitary handling capacities
4. New Acting President of National Social Sciences Institute appointed
5. More investors eye on Savan-Seno economic zone
6. Lao leaders congratulate Peru's National Day
7. Smuggled aquatic and wild animals put on fire
8. Laos sends sympathy to DPRK
9. 85 th anniversary of Chinese People's Liberation Army marked
10. Luang Prabang governor visits China
11. Lao Committee for Peace to mark its birthday via lectures
12. Know ASEM ASEM 5 Summit

1. Public health urged to improve working system
2. Laos celebrates 2nd anniversary of OSLO Convention
3. ADB supports Pakse become a competitive, inclusive and green city
4. 27 students awarded red certificates
5. Lao leaders congratulate Swiss National Day
6. Minutes of Cooperation Signed between DPRK, Lao Governments
7. Sepon achieves record copper production in the 2 nd quarter
8. ADB helps Luangnamtha to develop sustainable tourism
9. Pakse Pedagogical College produces almost 900 graduates
10. Know ASEM ASEM 4 Summit

1. Nationwide meeting on Justice held in Vientiane
2. LBC backs up USD 25,000 for AEBF
3. Laos, Vietnam further develop common borders
4. Acer customer service centre opens in Vientiane
5. Laos extends sympathies to China over heavy rain
6. Filmmaking for Public Service Announcements
7. 2 nd Golden Triangle international border checkpoint opened in Bokeo
8. Small dams construction in Xiengkhouang studied
9. Know ASEMASEM 3 Summit
10. Party inspection finds staff abuse duties for private benefit

1. DPM receives Vietnamese guest
2. Comrade Kim Yong Nam to visit Laos
3. Nongbouathong-Nongbuk road construction completed by 90%
4. Reception welcoming Lao officials held
5. City of Health establishment discussed
6. Sayabouly promotes traditional food via contest
7. Meeting to mark Laos-Vietnam friendship and Solidarity Year held in Luangnamtha
8. Bicycle tour promotes Vietnam-Laos ties
9. Over 200 million kip of loan to animal husbandry group
10. U.S. Embassy trains airport employees on fraud identification
11. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
12. Know ASEM ASEM 2 Summit

1. ASEM construction projects are in prgress
2. Pharmacists asked not to sell fake medicines
3. WB gives support to improve national and provincial roads
4. Over 20 state and government leaders confirm ASEM 9 participation
5. 6 villages flooded in Louangnamtha
6. World Population 2012 marked
7. Garment export in first six months drop by 15%
8. Inspection work urged to use as core for social- economic development
9. Saravane exports coffee to New Zealand, Swiss and RoK
10. French teaching in Laos supported
11. Khammouane, Ho Chi Minh enhance cooperation
12. Know ASEM ASEM 1 Summit
13. Mining company supports development in Viengphoukha district

1. Vice President receives Cambodian delegation
2. FM asks hotel operators to service with int standards
3. 4 students awarded Singaporean government scholarship
4. PM receives Japanese volunteer delegation
5. Message of congratulations
6. Correction
7. Line ministries learn mother and children work
8. ASEM construction projects move on plan
9. Lao Telecom and CAT Telecom launch a new product
10. Know ASEM Vietnam

1. Lao and Cambodian NAs enhance cooperation
2. Labour medals awarded to National Election contributors
3. Cabinet meeting for July considers important issues
4. World Vision grants over US$3 million for Champassak
5. People warned of typhoon Vicente may trigger torrential rain
6. Laos and Thailand sign MoU on upgrading banking curriculum
7. Natural disaster restrains economic growth
8. Houaphanh ethnic boarding school is nearly completed
9. Toyota Concert Tour 2012 tours Vientiane
10. Laos Wishes to Learn about Cambodia's Experience on Mine Action anagement
11. Know ASEM The United Kingdom

1. Khammouane to renovate Sikhottabong Stupa
2. Laos to accede WTO by this year's end
3. No HFMD case reported in Laos
4. Laos, Cambodia further cooperation on culture
5. ASEAN Trade Fair 2012 held in Champassak
6. Construction of new Institute of National Science and Social kicked off
7. Laos-Vietnam friendship and solidarity year marked in Thailand
8. Gov't provides 200 scholarships to poor students
9. Laos, Cambodia further enhance cooperation on culture
10. TV series takes tour of Laos
11. Know ASEM Thailand

1. President receives credentials from new foreign ambassadors
2. Vietnamese high-ranking delegation visit specific economic zone in Laos
3. Lao Delegation prepares to attend World AIDS Conference 2012
4. More celebrations in Laos, Vietnam
5. Special Laos-Vietnam stamps launched
6. Sakai mining exploitation started
7. Over 100 local media provided with basic knowledge on ASEM
8. Vietnam , Laos border gate upgraded
9. A short visit to Beibu-Gulf economic zone development
10. Road No16 B, Sekong-Darkchung, improvement completed by half
11. Know ASEM Spain
12. Houaphan Drug Rehabilitation Centre given assistance

1. Leaders attend Soubanh Srithirath's cremation
2. Statement of ASEAN foreign ministers on ASEAN's Six-Point Principles On the South China Sea
3. Japan gives grant assistance for UXO clearance in southern part
4. Lao, Vietnamese embassies in Malaysia mark diplomatic ties
5. Phu Bia Mining supports aquatic diversity
6. Cambodian National Assembly President to visit Laos
7. Vietnam grants for construction of Cultural Hall in Xiengkhouang
8. Students equiped with Indonesian speaking skills
9. IFC to develop sustainable hydropower with Korean Power Company in Laos
10. Implementation of national strategy on women's advancement discussed
11. Know ASEM Sweden

1. Party S.G. welcomes high-ranking official of Vietnam
2. Party, state leaders pay homage to Mr. Soubanh Srithirath
3. Trade-private sector working group meeting held
4. Ministry of National Defence celebrates Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year 2012
5. Lao rugby dominates HSBC Asian 5 Nations Championship
6. Know ASEM Slovenia

1. Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year 2012 marked
2. Mr. Soubanh Srithirath passes away
3. International reps assured none of Xayaboury dam construction is undertaken
4. Laos-Vietnam ties strengthened
5. Worker registration book to be used in public
6. Power supply guaranteed for ASEM 9, says EDL
7. Savannakhet focus on illiteracy reduction by 2013
8. Laos, Vietnam jointly celebrate cultural weeks
9. Know ASEM Slovakia

1. Exhibition Lao-Vietnam special relationship opened
2. Land related disputes become more problematic
3. Gov't further supports public participation
4. Mekong Phatthana invests almost 10 bln kip building sport complex New Arena
5. Chinese company invests in banana plantation in Laos
6. Guangxi Beibu-Gulf economic zone is booming
7. Touklouk access electricity
8. Interplast Australia & New Zealand to provide free- of-charge plastic surge
9. Vietnam cultural week held
10. Vientiane Evangelical Church donates relief aid for the poor
11. Know ASEM Singapore

1. Laos, Pakistan enhance existing cooperation
2. Coordinator countries visit ASEM-related construction sites
3. 20 young officials train in Japan on investment promotion
4. NA Chairman receives DPRK delegation
5. 46 th anniversary of National Sports Day celebrated
6. NA President welcomes Vietnamese officials
7. Tanmysay-Dondeng road upgrading to be completed by September's end
8. Vietnamese defence delegation visits Lao embassy
9. Meeting marks Laos-VN ties
10. IFC supports biodiversity preservation in Laos by releasing 10,000 native fish
11. Celebrating Laos-Vietnam ties
12. Know ASEM Russia
    

1. NA's 3 rd Session concluded
2. Framework of social organizations discussed
3. Thai Sahamitr KMT invests in sugar factory construction in Laos
4. EU Charge d'Affaires awarded Friendship Medal
5. Netherland further grants for sanitation promotion in Savannakhet
6. Lao artists to give performance in Vietnam
7. Lao delegation attends ASEAN+1 meetings with 10 partners
8. DPRK delegation visits Luangprabang province
9. Almost 3 million tourists visit Laos
10. Know ASEM Romania
11. Vinh Phuc repatriates martyrs' remains from Laos

1. PM receives Chinese delegation
2. NA approves Law on Lawmaking
3. Lao carved wood highly demanded
4. Laos to host ASEAN Tourism Festival next year
5. Vientiane : Almost 500 villages access electricity
6. Lao leaders greets France on her national day
7. Over 20,000 fingerlings released
8. Late President Souphanouvong Memorial cleaned
9. Vientiane prepares for stagnant water drainage
10. Blood giving opportunities extended to EDL staff
11. Students receive community development scholarships
12. Know ASEMP ortugal
13. Toyota concert tours Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

1. U.S. Secretary of State pays official visit to Laos
2. NA approves amended draft law on crime
3. Laos, friendly countries experts learn current postal payment services
4. DPRK delegation visits Laos
5. Winners of short fiction story and poem awarded
6. Message of congratulations
7. Lao government officials deepen understanding of counter- trafficking in Myanmar
8. KfW opens agency office in Laos
9. New Chair of State Audit Organisation takes up office
10. Luang Namtha: to have new provincial club in coming year
11. Know ASEM Poland

1. Nationwide meeting on education and sports held in Saravane
2. Gov't reaffirms to achieve MDG5
3. BCEL, PTL to launch plus card
4. People with disabilities have rights improved
5. Rice growers in Kaysone district expected to use enough water
6. Local radio reporters engage in anti-trafficking efforts
7. Lao company invests in construction of wood processing firm for export
8. Laos-Vietnam Rubber Co., expects to export at least 6,000 tonnes
9. Visually-impaired promoted jobs opportunities
10. Know ASEM The Philippines

1. FPresident receives Chinese Public Security Minister
2. High time to amend law on crime
3. Japan confirms support for WFP fight against malnutrition in Laos
4. PM receives Japanese delegation
5. Laos, Vietnam further cooperation to build peaceful border
6. Intensive course on public administration opened
7. Sepon Mine helps preserve cultural heritage in Vilabouly
8. Da Nang hosts Vietnam-Laos Investment Conference
9. Pangkor Island , a very impressive one
10. Pakistan
11. LFTU President meets DPRK delegation

1. Five provinces discuss tourism strategic plan
2. U.S. Secretary to visit Laos
3. More smoke-free area in Vientiane created
4. Child Fund development accesses Nonghed district
5. Amended law on sports approved
6. Vietnamese NA Chairman concludes Laos visit
7. First visit to beautiful Putrajay
8. 115- KW power grid installation completed by 83%: Sekong
9. Govt invests over 200 bln in poverty reduction in remote areas
10. Laos company builds new factory in Ha Tinh
11. Foreign Minister leaves for 45th AMM in Phnom Penh
12. Laos to meet international standards of gender role development by 2015
13. New Zealand
14. 13 state and government leaders confirm ASEM 9 participation

1. Laos, R. Korea highly value ties
2. Amended draft law on state property approved
3. R. Koren investors interested in investment opportunities in Laos
4. Vietnamese NA Chairman delivers speech to Lao NA
5. Oil prices adjusted downward for a third consecutive month
6. Over 40 villages in Sayabouly are expected to access electricity this year’s end
7. Students learn first aid and traffic rule
8. U.S. Supports Lao Officials to Learn English
9. Australian schools, WFP provide meals to Lao children
10. Know ASEM Netherlands
11. Vietnamese veterans donate over 80 mln kip to Houaphan

1. Party leader meets Vietnamese NA President
2. Lao, Vietnamese National Assemblies further enhance cooperation
3. Laos signs a development plan marking UN commitment to Lao people
4. Party leader receives Vietnamese war veterans
5. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to President of Estonia
6. Message of congratulations
7. NA approves Law on Civil Procedure
8. More than 485,000 Lao people have got jobs
9. Politburo member urges Bokeo to pay attention on people management
10. German Development Bank to open office in Vientiane
11. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
12. A 700-million kip irrigation system built in Sing district

1. Laos 's NA enhances cooperation with Vietnamese counterpart
2. MMG LXML further purchases electricity from EDL
3. Lao women's labour force is highest in the region
4. DPM meets Vietnamese guest
5. Over 20 factories still pay low: Savannakhet
6. Message of congratulations
7. ASEAN member countries discuss road linkage in Vientiane
8. 60 bln kip injected into road repair in Vientiane province
9. Premier Thongsing sends a message of sympathy to Bangladesh
10. Saravane residents to be given liver fluke drugs
11. 1 in 4 families has at least one member with a mental disorder, says WHO
12. Mongolia
13. Vietnam , Laos hold friendship exchange at UN

1. New Lao Cable TV office opened
2. 13 laws approved and amended, says NA
3. ST Group awards lucky customers
4. Lao-Thai Trade Exhibition 2012 held
5. Kolao expects to sell 600 Veloster units annually
6. Lao leaders greet Canada National Day
7. Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue ends working visit in Lao PDR
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9. Opium plantation is still practiced: Louang Namtha
10. Dialogue between the two Ministers of Finance of Vietnam and Laos in Vientiane
11. Sepon Mine launches employee safety campaign on microsleep
12. Know ASEM Malta

1. Japan 's Crown Prince visit Laos
2. Private schools ask for proper legal instruments
3. Sweden provides US$8.5 miln to strengthen sustainable development of Mekong resources
4. President urges MAF to pay greater attention to commercial production
5. Premier to pay official visit to RoK
6. Hongkham to study small power plant development in Sekong
7. Cabinet meeting discusses national fund for insurance health
8. Five Japanese nationals to work as volunteers in Laos
9. Laos, Australia reach agricultural research priorities agreement
10. FAPPL gives medical equipment to northern provinces
11. Know ASEM Malaysia

1. EU grants EUR 9 mln for UXO and climate change projects
2. 80 per cent of prisoners recommit crimes
3. Fourth national census set for 2015
4. Women's Union urged to create favourable conditions for women development
5. Anti-dengue community participation urged
6. Vientiane-Ho Chi Minh Secondary School opens new classroom building
7. Laos learns copyright protection from Korea
8. Know ASEM Luxembourg

1. Viengthong chairs State Audit Organisation
2. ADB supports Lao PDR’s development plan
3. TIP Report places Laos on tier 2
4. Construction of Dongkhamxang Finance Institute kicks off
5. New draft law on stock discussed
6. Laos, World Bank enhances cooperation
7. Youth renames motto according to Party resolution
8. Phongsaly farmers suffer from low tea prices: NA member
9. Laos, Vietnam further enhance cooperation
10. Tee electronics shop opened
11. Know ASEM Lithuania

1. PM urges anti-inflation participation of the public
2. ASEP7 website and logo launched
3. Over 2.2 tonnes of narcotic drugs put on fire
4. Lutheran helps reduce poverty in Louang Namtha
5. 300 ha of farmland flooded in Sebangfai district
6. National Assembly asked to closely supervise budget unit
7. LAO national to raise Olympic torch for WFP
8. Lao-Thai Exhibition 2012 to be held this week
9. Officials vaccinated against influenza disease
10. All New AVANZA debuts in Vientiane
11. now ASEM Latvia

1. PM urges more attention to anti-drug efforts
2. 90 per cent of businesses function illegally
3. Drug-Free ASEAN by 2015 discussed
4. Int'l Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking marked
5. Construction of 18 A Road south to kick off soon
6. President sends condolence message to Saudi Arabia on Prince Nayeb Al Saud’s passing away
7. U.S. provides comprehensive health security workshop to officials from Lower Mekong countries
8. Lao Mitrpol production sees a shortfall
9. Companies donate 2.2 billion kips for park management
10. Two ministries set to be smoking-free areas
11. Know ASEM The Lao People's Democratic Republic

1. Vietnamese Party delegation visits Laos
2. Laos launches new website on trade
3. NA urges more investment in education reform
4. NA opens hotlines
5. MOIC urged to bring business to rural areas
6. SV Group to build two dams in Champassak
7. Indonesia gives a photocopy machine to Laos
8. France grants EUR 500,000 for Wat Phu restoration
9. Deputy Prime Minister briefs UN of sustainable development in Laos
10. ICBC Vientiane branch becomes Laos' sole yuan-clearing bank
11. Vietnam gives free operation to visually impaired people in Saravane
12. Vietnam , Laos liaise on public administration
13. now ASEM The Republic Of Korea
14. Lao journalists trained in Vietnam on news writing for important events

1. President meets Myanmar high ranking delegation
2. ASEM Senior Officials appreciate Laos's attention to preparation for Summit 9
3. Economic growth forecasted to increase by 8%
4. New hangar, flight operation and training centre operated
5. Water plant to be built in Borlek
6. FM Thongloun Sysoulith to visit Myanmar
7. Maliny Group injects USD 4.8 m in developing a Nam Ngum Riverside resort
8. Vientiane's economic growth expected to reach 12.5 %
9. Students to use smart cards soon
10. Parkngum district tries rice transplanting technology
11. Cabinet asked to take into account agriculture production
12. Know ASEM Japan
13. Women from Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam fight human trafficking

1. National Assembly meeting opened
2. COil prices decreased to 10,260 kip
3. NA already to host ASEP7
4. LSW civil servants learn about anti-corruption
5. Laos, VN work on admin reform
6. Vietnam eager to boost cooperation with Laos
7. Strengthening Laos-Vietnam cooperation
8. Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan to visit Laos this June
9. First touch world natural heritage site
10. Oudomsay signs pact on road improvement
11. Know ASEM Italy
12. Announcement

1. State President meets Vietnamese Vice President
2. Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan to visit Laos this June
3. Forty-two new buses handed over to Vientiane Capital
4. Laos , Myanmar expands cooperation on legislative affairs
5. Former Russian ambassador visits Laos
6. Outstanding stories awarded
7. Ad Hoc Committee discusses Lao and Vietnamese migrants
8. Two roads in Sisattanark district 20% compeled
9. Know ASEM Ireland
10. Quang Binh reaches out to Lao provinces

1. Vietnamese Vice President visits Laos
2. Eight nations to compete in 16 th ASEAN University Games
3. Lao wood products attract overseas business people
4. Xiengkhouang development interests ASEAN Ambassadors
5. Lao leaders congratulate Luxembourg’s National Day
6. Teachers in provinces to access early childhood development training
7. Lao PDR celebrates Month of Midwives
8. Lao students attend beauty contest in Hue
9. Know ASEM Indonesia

1. VN, Laos relationship to reach new level
2. NA confirms readiness for ASEP
3. Vientiane focuses on improving main roads for ASEM
4. Bosch expands office to Laos
5. Vientiane accelerates cleaning up canals to prevent stagnant water
6. DPM receives VTI delegation
7. 44 infected with dengue virus in Savannakhet
8. Pakistan presents 20 desktop computers to Laos
9. Japan supports oral healthcare in primary schools
10. Over 1,200 people died of AIDS
11. Know ASEM India

1. President receives Belarusian Foreign Minister
2. Laos, Belarus enhance cooperation
3. IFC, Laos further help doing business for entrepreneurs
4. Officials of Investment Ministry take in principle of Party Congress
5. Press people briefed of ASEM 9
6. Lao leaders congratulate Russia' s National Day
7. PM visits Sangthong to boost social-economic development
8. Union Parliament delegation of Myanmar to visit Laos
9. Business people learn about capital market
10. Around 1,000 participate in blood drive held by Lao Red Cross
11. Borikhamsay puts into trial the single window
12. Know ASEM Hungary

1. Asia-Europe People' s Forum 9 to take place in October
2. Laos, Brazil exempt visa for diplomatic and government officials
3. New Zealand donates US$1.89 million for Lao UXO clearance
4. Luang Prabang: smuggled cigarettes put on fire
5. Lao Deputy PM receives Vietnamese official
6. Yen Bai, Lao provinces fund joint projects
7. U.S. continues support for HIV prevention for Lao People's Army
8. Paklay plans to achieve 24,000 ha of monsoon rice farming
9. 50 trained for better English skills
10. Sekong and Quang Nam provinces boost cultural exchanges
11. Know ASEM Greece

1. VN entrepreneur awarded Laos' Labour Order
2. Health Minister urges anti-mosquito-borne disease efforts
3. Lao Airlines granted ISO 9001: 2008
4. Vietnam , Laos provinces look to deepen ties
5. Yincin motocycle factory on flame
6. China , Laos eye further economic, trade co-op
7. Laos has highly potential growth of trade
8. Lao-Thai trade fair to take place this month' s end
9. That Luang swamp grievances cleared
10. Localities of Laos, Vietnam enjoy deep ties
11. Forty officials learn Party inspection documents
12. Lao province strengthens ties with Quang Nam
13. Know ASEM Germany

1. Party leader receives Chinese Communist Party delegation
2. 6 priority irrigations schemes constructed
3. China hands over road cleaning trucks to Vientiane
4. Chinese Communist Party delegation visits Laos
5. Belarusian Foreign Minister to visit Laos
6. Embankment construction work nearly completed
7. U.S. announces new support for Lao law enforcement
8. Organic farms booms in Vientiane
9. Contest on history of Vietnam-Laos relations launched
10. Know ASEM

1. Party Secretary General meets DPRK Delegation
2. U.S. pledges to further support Laos on anti-drug trafficking
3. US supports vehicle and detectors for Lao UXO clearance
4. ICT announces new deputy minister
5. USA to increase UXO funding to USD9 million
6. Most Vietnam;s volunteer remains were buried in remote areas
7. History competition on Vietnam-Laos relations
8. Saravane invests 1.1 b in expanding power grid to Touklouk
9. Dormitory granted by Japan in Maed district handed over
10. ACE Consulting to build USD30 m dam on Nam Pot
11. Know ASEM Finland

1. New ambassadors appointed to Australia and Belgium
2. PM agrees on salary increase from 3,500 to 4,800 kip
3. 20 enterprises display products at Kunming fair
4. DPM inspects Luangprabang international airport improvement project
5. National Assembly learns Party' s resolution
6. Vietnamese, Lao armies strengthen ties
7. Tourism and Hospitality Institute to open two year courses
8. Remains of American soldier repatriated
9. Powers International funds vocational training of people with disabilities
10. Lao Rugby team goes for fourth Straight Win
11. Know ASEM

1. ASEM contractors urged to accelerate
2. Oil prices adjusted downward
3. New manual on national statistics discussed
4. Constitution enforcement discussed
5. Lao Air opens Vientiane-Phongsaly flight
6. NA foreign commission chairman welcomes Malaysian guest
7. Foreign Minister inspects road decoration for ASEM 9
8. Japan gives 114 b grant for UXO clearance, human resource development
9. Border survey between Laos and China discussed
10. National meeting on natural disaster prevention and control
11. Nam Samoy Hydropower to build dam in Vientiane province
12. Know ASEM

1. Laos and Thailand agrees to deepen cooperation
2. Lao leaders congratulate Sweden' s National Day
3. National Animal Health Centre inaugurated
4. 3rd session of seventh NA to open on 20 June
5. National Centre of Laboratory and Epidemiology new building built
6. NA standing committee and state inspection organization reviews five years works
7. Oudomxay unveils Houn district water treatment plant
8. German supports infrastructure development in Khamkeuth district
9. Vientiane to adjust upward expenditure plan by 40 per cent
10. Know ASEM

1. IFC ready to support businesses in southern Laos
2. ASEM conference construction to be completed exceeding scheduled
3. Walking marks International Children' s Day
4. Phongsaly tea generates over 600 million kip of income
5. PM Thongsing gives 85 m for school building in Viengthong
6. Bosch to open branch in Vientiane
7. U.S. continues support for HIV/AIDs prevention for Army
8. Nonghai allowed to study a 2-MW hydropower dam in Pathoumphone
9. Vice Premier Asang Laoly visits Children’s Hospital
10. Green Paklay town building stressed
11. Know ASEM

1. Laos makes a decisive political decision on shaping vision
   of development
2. NA President plants tree
3. Lao leaders congratulate Italy's National Day
4. Officials learn Party statute
5. Chao Anouvong Park announced smoke-free recreation area
6. Nason water supply plant opens for public use
7. Investor builds road in Khammouane
8. More expatriate workers to register
9. WHO hits back at the tobacco industry
10. 11th Laos-China Joint Border Committee meeting held in
    Xiengkhouang
11. Cambodia , Laos, Vietnam Attend CNS/ATM Meeting
12. Lao youth delegation completes visiting Vietnam
13. Know ASEM
    

1. Int’l Children' s Day marked in Vientiane
2. PM leaves for Thailand
3. Laos urged to improve regulation system
4. Over 30 media officials have learned Vietnamese
5. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to President of Montenegro
6. Laos to host ASEAN ministerial meeting
7. Teak Company to expand growing jatropha in Luang Prabang
8. Social Security Organisation continues growing
9. 103 Hospital given 120 mln kip worth of equipment
10. Sepon Mine expands Village Development Funds
11. Champassak holds agro-produce trade fair
12. Know ASEM

1. Prime Minister visits China
2. Annual furniture fair opened
3. Party Statute learned
4. Media upgrade on producing proper information on pre-school children
5. Message of congratulations
6. Laos-Vietnam bank doubles chartered capital
7. World Vision Canada gives USD1 m for development projects in Saybouathong
8. Vietnamese, Lao defence chiefs hold talks
9. Chinese Senior CPC official meets Laotian PM
10. JICA gives education equipment to Haima, Nockten-hit provinces
11. Quang Tri links with Lao provinces
12. Chinese company allowed to study a 15-MW hydropower dam in Champassak
13. Know ASEM

1. Laos, Vietnam, Thailand to promote co-op along East-West Economic Corridor
2. Japan further grants for employment support programme for the Disabled
3. ICTs powerful enabling tools for education reform, says an official
4. Vietnamese PM receives Lao Chief of General Staff
5. Lao leaders congratulate Georgia' s National Day
6. CWA reviews achievements
7. Radio hosts enrich knowledge of smoke control
8. Vietnam-Laos youth exchange program in Ha Tinh
9. 95 Japan-funded schools built in Savannakhet & Champassak
10. U.S. funds two humanitarian projects in Xiengkhouang
11. VN, Laos see good results in educational cooperation
12. Lao embassy- meeting held in Hanoi to mark diplomatic ties
13. Know ASEM Bulgaria

1. Govt holds May meeting
2. Vientiane : Local energy developer to develop hydro plant
3. ASEM construction projects move as planned
4. Japanese pop culture introduced in Vientiane
5. Laos, Thailand sign pact on migrant workers life quality protection
6. Chinese firm granted over 1000 ha for cassava plantation in Savannakhet
7. BOSCH gives electric tools to Centre for Skills Development
8. HCM City pledges to support Lao locality
9. Indonesia training on freshwater aquaculture for Asia and African participants
10. PBM Employees visit Australia
11. Official Name: Brunei Darussalam

1. PM to visit Thailand
2. PM Thongsing Thammavong meets Thai Defence Minister
3. Laos, development partners discuss macroeconomic issue
4. Laos , Vietnam share comon views on emerging in' tl issues
5. State Audit Organisation handed newly built office
6. WIG held Summer Ball to raise fund
7. Lao ambassador meets Thai PM
8. Minister urges an access to compulsory education in Sekong
9. Officials called on protection of fine culture of Lao women
10. Storm claims one, hits 6 villages: Saravane
11. Vietnamese AO victims association visits Laos

1. NA members discuss performance of socio-economic development
2. WIG supports Mahosot Hospital for medical programme
3. Laos, Vietnam agree on science cooperation
4. New French and Kuwaiti Ambassadors call on Prime Minister
5. Vice Foreign minister visits land border demarcation teams
6. Lao Central Airlines Signs Global Distribution Agreement with Amadeus
7. Nabo School renamed Laos-Vietnam Khammouane - Quang Binh Friendship School
8. Savannakhet prepares 74,000 tree saplings for Arbour Day
9. 64 billion kip invested in the first six months: Saravane
10. Know ASEM
11. First time in Malaysia

1. Lao economy projected to grow by 8.3%
2. Officials learn ASEM 9 progressive preparation
3. Japan grants USD 14 million for UXO clearance and human resource development
4. Prime Minister greets Lao official
5. NA President receives Argentine new ambassador
6. Malaysia opens Installation of Colours of 1 Malaysia 2012
7. President receives credentials from new ambassador
8. Oil prices decreased by 210 kip
9. Know ASEM
10. Vientiane to build concrete alleys in Nakham and Meuangvatha
11. Biggest brick plant activated

1. President receives credentials from new ambassadors
2. Two more state enterprises prepare for registering LSE
3. Vientiane new world launched
4. PM meets Vietnamese guest
5. Australian signs agreement on food security in Phongsaly
6. Lao delegation attends the Ministerial Segment of the 68th Session of UNESCAP
7. Sekong approves 9 sub poverty reduction projects
8. Lao students leave for Japan to exchange culture
9. Nasaythong announced development village
10. Members Australia

1. NA standing committee holds monthly meeting
2. Laos, Vietnam enhance cooperation on science and technology
3. ASEM 9 construction projects moves on schedule
4. Vientiane Capital with annual trees plantation
5. Credits for inefficient infrastructure development projects cancelled
6. People complain road construction project
7. Vietnam-Laos special friendship
8. Ground Officially Broken for New U.S. Embassy in Vientiane
9. Know ASEM History
10. Phonkeo becomes 6th approved cultural village

1. 4 th plenary session of the Party CC closed
2. "Know Your ASEAN" booklet launched
3. New D.G of Civilian Management Department appointed
4. PM urges Lao embassy staffs to enhance relation and cooperation with Philippines
5. Awareness on tuberculosis discussed
6. More than 3,000 tonnes of rice to be exported to EU market
7. Saythany district plans to grow trees on 90 ha
8. Know ASEM
9. Vietnam , Laos, Thailand To Promote Co-Op Along East-West Economic Corridor
10. Namor announced illiteracy free

1. Honourable consulate of Austrian to open in Laos
2. Vietnam Television to help improving Lao TV
3. Save the Children International gives 4.4 bln kip for flood victims in Central provinces
4. MV Television Laos to air mid August
5. Hyundai heavy mechanism dealer set up
6. Vice Premier receives Vietnam' s People Supreme Court delegation
7. Kim Yong Il Meets Lao Delegation
8. USA gives ambulances to Bolikhamsay and Vientiane
9. Vietnam ' s Ha Nam Ninh gives Oudomsay 5 bln kip to build friendship culture hall
10. Tropical storm damages 77 houses, injures one in Saravane
11. Former Lao official gets Vietnamese decoration
12. Former Lao official gets Vietnamese decoration
13. Laos and Vietnam relation lecture held in Khammouane

1. Setting path toward graduation from LDC status
2. PM personally endorses rice research collaboration
3. Sekong: Japan hands over new school building to 577 students
4. 51 st anniversary of security force day marked
5. U.S. military recovery teams search for soldiers' remains
6. Public and private sector discuss the validation of Laos
7. Vietnam gives science knowledge to Laos for draft law
8. Vietnam , Laos strive for US$1 bln trade turnover
9. Laos and Vietnam court sector strengthen cooperation
10. A 2.7 MW Saloung dam feasibility study being conducted

1. Hungarian Ambassador bids farewell to Lao leaders
2. Nine deaths caused by electrification
3. Solid first quarter at Sepon mine
4. Lao delegation attends NAM Ministerial Meeting in Egypt
5. To survey UXO in southern provinces
6. Historic collection of books unveiled in Laos
7. US investor offers advice to entrepreneurs
8. 24 resettlement projects completed
9. Laos , Vietnam enhances cooperation on agriculture
10. BCEL gives relief items to fire victims
11. Socialist Korea Praised by President of Lao NA
12. Houaphanh announces Kwan as youngest district
13. Officials complete in political and foreign affairs works

1. Party Secretary General Meets DPRK High- Ranking Military Delegation
2. Houaphanh: three children die of having poisonous mushroom
3. Japanese Government scholarship to be opened
4. PM' s delegation back from the Philippines
5. National artist "Sor" life recalled
6. Lao Women' s Union Delegation Visits Mangyongdae
7. NOPAS plant trees for coming National Arbour Day
8. Two health centres under Japanese grant handed over
9. DKSH Laos launches perfume "Bel" in Laos
10. Winner of pepsi singing contest
11. Oil prices adjusted downward
12. New road in Khammouane opened for public use

1. New Ambassador of Kuwait and UNDP Resident Representative call
   on NA President
2. Singapore Ambassador lectures " Singapore's Journey Towards
   Excellence" at NAPPA
3. Mr. Norkham arrested in Laos
4. Germany pledges EUR 58 million grant
5. DPRK and Lao Military Delegations Hold Talks
6. Seminar on the Japanese Government scholarship held at the National
   University
7. 23 remains of Vietnamese soldiers repatriated to hometown
8. 240 tonnes of rice seed prepared for flood victims
9. Model rice family business in Vientiane
10. CentralPlaza Udonthani opened for public
11. Lao Ambassador presents credentials to President of the Czech Republic

1. PM receives DPRK high-ranking military delegation
2. Ministry improves human health adaptation to climate change
3. Lao Front shares lessons with Vietnam
4. Nasaythong: meat supply exceeds target
5. Lao leaders congratulate Netherlands’s National Day
6. Houaphan records investment of USD 7.7 m
7. German grant extended to Hinheub and Santhong
8. Vietnamese Fatherland Front delegation on visit to Laos
9. First European food festival held
10. Laos and Russia to build the information and cultural center in Vientiane and Moscow

1. PM calls for information improvement
2.   NA Vice President receives IC guest
3.   Illegal logs seized in Vientiane Capital
4. Luang Namtha celebrates 50th Liberation Day
5. Message of congratulations
6. Huaphan authority urged to upgrade educational quality
7. Indonesian traditional products introduced to international society
8. Phanang-Houameuang road being improved
9. Savannakhet anticipated to receive inked pact
10. Houaphanh hospital receives medical equipments
11. Hinboune harvests 85% of dry season rice

1. PM urges investment sector to address negative impacts on investment
2. Luang Prabang: hailstorm victims given relief aid
3. Minister of ICT receives Japanese guest
4. Kim Yong Nam Meets Lao Delegation
5. Traditional medicine strategy to focus on human resources development
6. NA opens its intersession programme
7. International Red Cross to establish office in Vientiane
8. Lao delegation tours Pyongyang
9. Martyrs' remains from Laos reburied
10. Front Party Committee meeting held
11. 111 women fall victims to human trafficking in Laos
12. Business dispute solution discussed

1. PM to visit the Philippines
2. Ministry of ICT pledges to further develop information system
3. Japan gives aid to Haima-victimised students in Bolikhamsay
4. Mining tops private investment
5. NA President arrives home from DPRK
6. Solution for farmers' assistance discussed
7. Almost 20 houses destroyed in storm in Houaphanh
8. Sengvilay, Phimphone Phetthana announced as drug-free schools
9. DPM receives MIGA vice President
10. Phousalao road construction to be completed as planned
11. DPM receives MIGA vice President
12. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister meets Lao guest
13. ADB grants 1.9 bln kip for dispensary construction in Oudomsay

1. Australia commits to anti-human trafficking support
2. Vice NA President meets Honorary Consul of Laos in Switzerland
3. EU pledges further assistance for Laos
4. Vietnamese, Lao women urged to uphold tradition
5. Laos, Vietnam step up trade cooperation
6. FAO provides 15 families breeder pigs
7. Photos representing Laos Today exhibited
8. U.S.-Lao humanitarian medical outreach complete in Xiengkhouang
9. Laos : Students Make Use of 'Open Data'
10. News reporting on women reviewed
11. Lao Airlines buys two ATR 72-600s

1. Laos, U.S. conduct humanitarian assistance cooperation in Xiengkhouang
2. Decision on developing province as a strategic unit disseminated
3. Press people celebrate Press Freedom Day
4. Vientiane authority plans to improve bus station at morning market
5. Oxfam provides EUR 226,562 to Vientiane Province
6. Journalist, authors and artists take in Party resolution
7. Saravane approves a 5-MW power plant in Ban Nongchoua
8. JRCS, Lao Red Cross donate relief aid for Champassak
9. Lao, Vietnamese women strengthen cooperation
10. Vientiane Bus to increase electric bus fare
11. Eight provinces receive vehicle to promote health care
12. Vietnam ' s Party official encourages Lao-Vietnamese women ties

1. Vice Foreign Minister meets Indian counterpart
2. Lao Central Airlines to open Vientiane-Bangkok flights today
3. Ministry of Industry and Commerce
4. Thousands mark May Day
5. EDL Gen and DPS sign tariff MOU
6. Laos, Myanmar discuss Mekong bridge construction designing
7. FM returns home from ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brunei
8. Commitment made to food supply preparation: SEFV
9. New photo exhibit celebrates World Press Freedom Day
10. Phu Yen, Savannakhet boost cooperation
11. Xieng Hone to establish Green Reading Room

1. Party members urged to strengthen ideological affairs
2. Foreign Minister receives new Indian Ambassador
3. US underlines strong support for nutrition in Laos
4. Flu vaccine campaign in Vientiane kicks off
5. Khammouane-Quang Binh enhance cooperation
6. Workforce services established nationwide
7. Twelve best students awarded
8. Lao locality explores cooperation opportunity in Vinh Long
9. Khammouane' s dry season rice production sees shortfall
10. HCM City strengthens ties with Lao province
11. Thua Thien-Hue strengthens cooperation with Laos

1. International Labour Day Holiday 2012
2. PM receives Auditor General of Vietnam
3. ASEM state leader villas construction is in progress
4. First EU food festival to be scheduled early next month
5. Vietnamese businesses boost investment in Laos
6. Lao National Assembly President to visit DPRK
7. Mekong Bridge construction, 60% completed
8. Women's Information Ministry pledges to further take in ideology
9. Lao artist wins international cartoon contest 
10. Cultural exchange event celebrates Vietnam-Lao relations
11. Binh Phuoc, Savannakhet boost cooperation
12. Nam Lod cave to be developed as new tourist destination
13. Acrobatic stage marks Laos and China diplomatic relations
14. World leading glass manufacturer legs in Laos

1. 9th nationwide meeting on personnel organisation held
2. Cabinet discusses way to improve salary and incentive for government official
3. World Intellectual Property Day held in Vientiane
4. Vietnam treasures ties with Laos
5. KOICA presents educational equipment to kids in Savannakhet
6. Walgreens donates over $9 m worth of flu vaccine to Laos
7. 156 students competing for Best Student 2012
8. Handicap International supports road safety activities
9. Historic site honors Vietnam-Laos ties
10. Remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers repatriated from Laos
11. ILO to publish World of Work Report 2012

1. Laos, Vietnam enhance further cooperation on state audit
2. Registration deadline should be extended: Lao Telecom
3. First batch of Japan-pledged grant bus arrives
4. Meeting of LDCs held to discuss future works
5. DPM Thongloun leaves for Asean-EU Ministerial Meeting
6. Dao Heuang to open new coffee factory by this month' s end
7. Wattay Int' l Airport nearly completes as schedule
8. Lao Airlines opens repair hangar
9. Lao-Viet hospital opens for public service
10. Almost 50 houses in Lakkham Mai burnt
11. EU launches 2012 drawing competition

1. Laos, Vietnam enhance cooperation on education
2. EU offers EUR 4.3 m for poverty reduction projects
3. U.S supports WWF' s Mekong giant catfish tracking efforts
4. Photographic exhibition on Vietnam-Laos special friendship
5. Lao President congratulates Queen of Denmark
6. Lao leader congratulates DPRK counterpart
7. Film premiere in Laos a part of history
8. Laos and Vietnam NAs promote cooperation
9. Sor See magazine for young to be launched
10. VN, Laos NAs mark Friendship Year 2012
11. Thai firm committed to buying Lao oil palms

1. President hoists City Pillar Shrine' s Gnord Sorfa
2. Mekong-Japan cooperation promoted
3. Phu Bia opens USD 200 m Ban Houayxai gold –silver operation
4. Lao NA delegation arrives for friendship conference
5. Vientiane discusses flood prevention measures
6. Lao coffee group strengthens to join hands in development
7. Laos encourages Vietnamese investment
8. Son La hosts VN-Laos legislative conference
9. DPRK leader Meets Lao Delegation
10. King Mongkut' s Institute and NUoL seal deal to further cooperation

1. LPRP senior official meets Cuban guest
2. Lao Central Airlines hires Chinese firm to maintain aircrafts
3. Party delegation attends birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung
4. Plenary session of NA's Vientiane capital constituency held
5. Friendship insignia offered to Mr. Henry Prankerd
6. French opera symphony orchestra displays in Laos
7. Bank staff take in political theory
8. Foreign Minister meets Iranian Parliamentary delegation
9. Honorary Consulate of Laos opened in Daejeon
10. News writing updated for media people in Bolikhamsay
11. R. Korea gives complementary food to Xiengkhouang

1. PM receives PanAust Managing Director
2. PM leaves for the 4th Mekong-Japan Summit
3. City Pillar Shrine' s Gnord Sorfa to be hoisted next week
4. NA standing committee holds April meeting
5. Houaphan opens newly installed power grid
6. Sayabouly holds traditional trade fair
7. Car ticket service machine to install in Friendship Bridge
8. NA President receives Iranian Parliamentary delegation
9. Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh memorial complex built in Laos
10. Govt invests in 2,100 projects six first months

1. Lao New Year (Pi Mai) celebrated in Bangkok
2. Congratulations to DPRK' s leader
3. Cuban sugar sweetens education for children throughout Laos
4. Tourism development in four provinces is in progress
5. Houaphanh to accelerate treating over 4,000 drug addicts
6. First six months witness decline in import and export
7. Over 20 killed in road accidents during Pi Mai celebration
8. Laos, Vietnam Trade Unions boost cooperation
9. Ministry of Planning and Investment has new office
10. Meeting celebrates Vietnam-Laos friendship year
11. Boun-oum appointed new head of EDL Gen Public

1. Pi Mai Lao celebration ended with happiness
2. Government's Office handed over
3. Khounlang Cave unveiled for visitors
4. PM meets Vietnamese MIC minister
5. New structure of Ministry of Sciences announced
6. Eight killed in road accidents in Luang Prabang
7. Vietnam helps build boarding school in Laos
8. Northern Provinces Inspection Organisation office construction begins
9. City Shrine Park presented to Lamam district
10. M-150 gives 25 mln to Luang Prabang' s Muay Lao Federation

1. Announcement: Lao New Year Holiday
2. President delivers Pi Mai Lao message
3. Pi Mai programmes to be available for public
4. Laos maintains high growth rate, a challenge: ADB
5. Pork still sold at beyond real price
6. Saravane launches Visit Lao Year 2012
7. U.S. supports training of laboratory on HIV testing for military officers
8. President issues decree to proclaim 8 revised laws
9. Phu Bia Mining donates computer equipment to National University
10. Lao Permanent Representative presents credentials

1. Announcement: Lao New Year Holiday
2. Laos, Vietnam print media exhibition held
3. 2 billion US dollar invested in the first six months
4. Foreign Ministry celebrates Pi Mai Lao
5. Vietnam , Laos prepare for history contest
6. China , Laos vow Mekong cooperation
7. Large amount of marijuana and heroin seized along Vietnam-Laos border
8. Kim Il Sung' s birth anniversary celebrated in Vientiane
9. Fostering Vietnam-Laos ties
10. Vietnamese vice President welcomes outstanding Laotian students
11. Ratch-Lao Service helps train the underprivileged youth

1. Top leaders confirm to attend the ASEM9 in Vientiane
2. 57th anniversary of Lao Youth's Union marked
3. Fares during Lao New Year to be stagnant, transport operator confirms
4. Vietnam prioritizes cooperation with Laos
5. Public and private sectors call on NA President on Lao New Year
6. Exhibited represents Laos-China relationship
7. PM meets Vietnamese delegation
8. Foreign leaders confirm to attend at ASEM Summit
9. Laos-Vietnam Trade Fair opens
10. World Health Day marked in Vientiane
11. New Ambassador to Japan presents his credentials

1. Prime Minister receives Head of the National Assembly of Vietnam
2. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reviews past works
3. 44 killed in road accidents in first quarter
4. New Ambassador to Japan presents his credentials
5. Vice Premier receives new French Ambassador
6. Boten upgrade to be specific economic zone
7. Blood bank needs over 200 bags to ensuring Lao New Year celebration
8. Lao President Greets Germany’s President
9. Civil servants take in four-breakthrough resolutions
10. Khammouane police prepares for Pi Mai
11. Lao Aviation Enterprise opens new office
12. Beerlao supports 2.7 bln kip for Capital development projects

1. New Public Security radio-TV station inaugurated
2. Ministry of Home Affairs roles disseminated
3. WB grants US$ 8 mln to better Mekong resources management
4. 330 bln kip repayment for road development projects planned
5. Gov' t announces public holiday for Pi Mai Lao
6. Luang Prabang: 10-day celebration of water festival set
7. Sepon to produce over 80,000 tonnes of copper in coming year
8. LAO Ban Advocates bring Lend Your Leg campaign to Laos
9. Laos, Thailand enhance media anti-human trafficking cooperation
10. Laos and Myanmar discusses river border markers repair

1. Party leader urges security forces to further strengthen ideological affairs
2. International organisation IFRA awards Lao minister
3. Australia commits further funds to tackle UXO in Lao PDR
4. Eight things don' t for coming celebration of Pi Mai Lao
5. Laos attends ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
6. Lao Youth pledges to work in planning manner
7. Lao Youth pledges to work in planning manner
8. Over 1 billion kip approved for Houaphan irrigation expansion
9. Dell launches new 12th generation PowerEdge servers in Laos
10. Vientiane Motor Market introduces Nissan March