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General

MoES and Australia Initiate Women In Leadership Program

Vientiane: The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in collaboration with Australia has launched the Women In Leadership (WIL) Program, which is designed to foster both individual and institutional change through structured components aimed at enha...

3rd Plenary Session of Lao Party Central Committee Focuses on Development and Poverty Reduction

Vientiane: The meeting was attended by members of the Politburo, the Secretariat, and full and alternate members of the Party Central Committee. The session is reviewing major issues including the implementation of Party leadership during the first ha...

Houaphanh Opens Exhibition of Non-Timber Forest Products and Green Market

Houaphanh: Governor Phonesouk Inthavong attended the opening ceremony, along with district officials, international organizations, producer groups, business owners, and local and international visitors. The exhibition is organized by the Houaphanh Cha...

Laos Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with Focus on Digital Transformation

Vientiane: Laos marked World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with a commitment to furthering its digital transformation efforts, as stated by Minister of Technology and Communications Santisouk Simmalavong. This occasion, which commemora...

Vientiane and Ho Chi Minh City Forge Ahead with New 5-Year Cooperation Agreement

Vientiane: The deal was finalized May 15 during a meeting between high-level delegations from Vientiane and Ho Chi Minh City. Leading the Lao side was Mr. Adsaphangthong Siphandone, President of the Vientiane People's Council, while Mr. Vo Van Minh, P...

Government Policy

Laos and Vietnam Culture Ministries Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Vientiane: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Lao PDR and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam held a bilateral meeting in Vientiane on May 12 to review past cooperation and strengthen ties in culture and tourism for the years ahead....

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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