Vientiane: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, has received a courtesy visit from China's ambassador following his recent appointment. The meeting took place on the afternoon of 23 March at the Ministry of Fo...

Vientiane: Laos' newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister is continuing a round of high-level diplomatic engagements, underscoring the country's close regional relationships. Thongsavanh Phomvihane met Vietnam's ambassador to Laos, N...

Vientiane: Laos has set a target of achieving annual economic growth of at least 6% under its 10th National Socio-Economic Development Plan covering the period from 2026 to 2030. The government also aims to increase GDP per capita to $3,104 and Gross ...

Vientiane: On March 24, Laos is accelerating plans for a landmark railway connecting the country to Vietnam's coastline, with operations targeted to begin by 2030 following key legislative backing and government approvals. According to Lao News Agen...

Hanoi: Party and State leaders on March 23 sent congratulatory messages to newly elected key leaders of Laos following the first session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos. According to Lao News Agency, Party General Secretary To Lam, State Pres...

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts. His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable resul...

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17....

Thai Binh: A senior official of the northern province of Thai Binh highlighted the productive cooperation in healthcare with Denmark while meeting with a visiting delegation of the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health on March 5. Providing a br...

Hanoi: The Prime Minister on February 27 issued a Decision approving the Master Plan on the healthcare network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. The plan encompasses systems of healthcare facilities at regional, inter-provincial, and i...

Hanoi: An official of the Ministry of Health has called digital transformation in health care an irreversible trend. Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Le Thu Hang, Deputy Director of the Department of Financial Planning, held that the Fourth Industrial R...