Laos to establish administrative courts
Laos is preparing to establish administrative courts to better address administrative disputes between executive agencies and the general public.
– Vientiane Times
Lao Officials to Approve Final Compensation Scheme For High-Speed Railway
The Lao government expects this week to determine final compensation amounts for residents who will lose land and crops to make way for the U.S. $6 billion Lao-Chinese high-speed railway, an official working on the mega-project said on Monday.
– Radio Free Asia
Vietcombank receives approval to set up bank in Laos
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has approved the establishment of the Vietcombank Laos Limited (Vietcombank Laos) in Laos, which is wholly invested by the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank).
– VietnamPlus
EDL, R. Korea’s KEPCO Sign Pack on Training Project
(KPL) Electricite Du Laos (EDL) signed an MoU with KEPCO, the largest state-owned company in the Republic of Korea on capacity building for Laos’ EDL.
– Lao News Agency
Luang Prabang voted among world’s top 15 cities
Luang Prabang, Laos’ well-known world heritage site of cultural value, has been voted among the world’s top 15 cities by readers of the influential travel magazine �Travel + Leisure’.
– Vientiane Times
Meeting salutes Laos-Vietnam friendship, solidarity
The long lasting tradition of friendship and solidarity between Laos and Vietnam was centre stage yesterday as high ranking leaders urged peoples of the two nations to conserve and expand the relationship.
– Vientiane Times
HCM City, central Lao provinces boost cooperation
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thanh Phong received leaders of three central Lao provinces – Savanlakhet, Khammuoane, and Bolykhamsai – on July 18.
– VietnamPlus
Đà Nẵng, Lao localities eye stronger links
The relationship between Việt Nam and Laos is a good example of faithful friendship between two countries for over a century, a senior Lao official said on Monday.
– Viet Nam News
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