Billions allocated to small, medium enterprise promotion
More than 2,715.8 billion kip will be sourced and allocated for the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SME) to facilitate better access to finance to grow their businesses.
— Vientiane Times
MLC Journalists Help Promote Laos Tourism
Media officials and journalists from the six member countries of Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) framework on Jul 5 visited Luang Prabang City, a well-known tourist destination in the Lao PDR.
— Lao News Agency
HIV vaccine shows promise in human trial
An HIV vaccine that has the potential to protect people around the world from the virus has shown promising results.
— BBC News
Tourism development an uphill battle in Xaysomboun
Xaysomboun province is still facing many challenges to get tourist attractions up to speed and attract more visitors to the province.
— Vientiane Times
Daring to cook Lao in DC
From Italian to Chinese and Afghan to Ethiopian, there are many diverse ethnic restaurants in Washington, DC. Yet, opening the first Lao restaurant can be risky.
— VOA Cambodia (video)
Lao Gov’t, AFD Review Cooperation
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) held on Wednesday, Jul 4 a portfolio review, chaired by Dr Kikeo Chanthaboury, Vice Minister, and Ms Claudine Ledoux, French Ambassador to the Lao PDR.
— Lao News Agency
Ancient shafts shed light on Sepon’s mining history
A team of Lao-Australian archaeologists have discovered evidence that shows the current site of Sepone mine in the central province of Savannakhet was already an mining site as early as a thousand years ago.
— Vientiane Times
Turn on to LAOSAT, TV broadcasters told
Lao state and private television broadcasters are being requested to utilise the country’s own Laos-Pacific Pacific Satellite Co., Ltd. (LAOSAT).
— Vientiane Times
Two Awarded Bourses D’avenir Co-implemented By French Embassy And Namtheun
The Department for Cultural Action and Cooperation of the French Embassy and the Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC) celebrated on Jul 2 at the French Institute in Vientiane the coming departure for France of two Lao students from the bilingual classes of Vientiane and Luang Prabang: Thipphaphone Oudomvilay and Alounny Thammavongsavanh.
— Lao News Agency
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