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Laos Showcases Growing Coffee and Tea Industry at International Festival 2026

Vientiane: The three-day event, held from May 22-24, was attended by Minister of Agriculture and Environment Linkham Duangsavanh, French Ambassador to Laos B©n©dicte Deschamps, European Union Ambassador to Laos Mark Gallagher, along with representativ...

Laos and Japan Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation

Vientiane: During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on the growing cooperation and longstanding friendship between Laos and Japan. They highly valued the continued expansion of bilateral ties through government-to-government relations, people-to...

Lao Deputy Prime Minister Engages with Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko

Tokyo: Lao Deputy Prime Minister Thongsavanh paid a courtesy call on Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko. During the meeting, Mr. Thongsavanh expressed his pleasure at having the opportunity to meet the Japanese royal couple and conv...

Lao Police Hand Over Online Scam and Gambling Suspects to Thai Authorities

Vientiane: The handover ceremony took place at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge International Checkpoint in Vientiane, opposite Nong Khai. Among those attending the ceremony were Pol. Col. Thongvieng Xayyachan, Deputy Director of the Economic Poli...

Laos Traffic Police Handle Nearly 6,800 Accidents as Authorities Intensify Road Safety Measures

Vientiane: The meeting was chaired by Khamson Sidavong and focused on reviewing achievements in 2025 while outlining priorities and enforcement plans for 2026. According to Lao News Agency, traffic police nationwide also produced 179,877 vehicle lic...

Government Policy

Laos Holds Final Consultation on Draft Decree Governing Foreign Media Operations

Pakse: The meeting was chaired by Mr Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr Phimphon Phandanouvong, Deputy Governor of Champasak Province. Participants included representatives from central ministries and agencies, officials...

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...

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...

RoK pharmaceutical firm transfers technology of 7 products to Vietnam

Hanoi: Genuone Sciences, the Republic of Korea's leading pharmaceutical company, announced on February 26 that it signed a business agreement with Vietnam's Imexpharm Joint Stock Company (IMP) on the transfer of technology for seven products, includin...

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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