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General

President and Spouse Join International Children’s Day and National Tree Planting Day Celebrations

Vientiane: The event brought together Party and State leaders, government officials, teachers, youth, and children to celebrate the occasion and promote child development, environmental protection, and social responsibility. According to Lao News Ag...

President Joins Tree-Planting Ceremony at National University of Laos

Vientiane: The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Sports Thongsaly Mangnomek, senior government officials, faculty members, students, and youth representatives. According to Lao News Agency, speaking at the cer...

Ground Broken for USD 216 Million Vang Vieng Central Plaza Project

Vang vieng: Ground has been broken for the USD 216 million Vang Vieng Central Plaza project, a major development set to transform the area. Developed by China Engineering Construction Laos Co., Ltd., the project will cover 210,000 square meters and fe...

Laos Unites to Combat Youth Nicotine Addiction on National and World No Tobacco Day

Vientiane: The event was held under the theme, 'Exposing the tobacco industry's strategies to deceive and lure children, adolescents, and youth into nicotine and drug addiction.' It brought together health officials, medical professionals, teachers, a...

Lao President Meets Zhejiang Leaders, Promotes Investment and Connectivity

Hangzhou: The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Laos-China relations under the "Four Goods" framework and the Laos-China community with a shared future. Discussions focused on expanding trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-pe...

Government Policy

Laos Ramps Up Preparations for Cluster Munitions Conference as 2026 Review Nears

Vientiane: The inaugural meeting of the National Steering Committee and its sub-committees was held on May 25, 2026. The session was chaired by Mr. Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, in his ca...

Education

MoES and Australia Collaborate to Enhance Climate Resilience in Lao Primary Education

Vientiane: The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with support from Australia through the BEQUAL program, is organizing a three-day workshop from 13 to 15 May 2026 to advance the development of Teacher Support Pack 15 (TSP 15) on the topic of cl...

Industry

Human Services

PM calls to boost anti-tuberculosis efforts

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...

Vietnamese blood donors save life of UK patient

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 province records fruitful health cooperation with Denmark: official

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...

Master plan on healthcare network by 2050 approved

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...

Digital transformation in health care – irreversible trend

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...

Entertainment

2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People's Committee of the nort...

HCM City Int’l Film Festival 2024 opens

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) opened in the southern metropolis on April 6. Running from April 6-13, the festival includes three main competition categories, including Southeast Asian films, debut and sho...

French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi: The French food festival 2024 named 'Balade En France' was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People's Committee. Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, a...

Fun & Game

2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People's Committee of the nort...

HCM City Int’l Film Festival 2024 opens

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) opened in the southern metropolis on April 6. Running from April 6-13, the festival includes three main competition categories, including Southeast Asian films, debut and sho...

French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi: The French food festival 2024 named 'Balade En France' was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People's Committee. Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, a...

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