Vientiane: The workshop brought together national and provincial Nam Papas (PNPs) from across the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), along with development partners and technical experts, to discuss the long-term sustainability, efficiency, a...

Attapeu: Attapeu Province has set an ambitious goal to eliminate poverty across all villages by 2030 under its 10th Five-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan (2026-2030), aiming to significantly raise living standards throughout the province. Accordi...

Vientiane: The blood donation drive will take place on 6 May 2026 at the Lao ITECC, 5th Floor, from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm. Organisers extend a warm invitation to all individuals with a humanitarian spirit to come forward and be part of this life-giving i...

Huaphan: Huaphan Province has officially announced the launch of its 1st Annual Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) and Green Market Fair 2026, aimed at promoting sustainable economic growth and forest resource management. According to Lao News Agenc...

Bangkok: In a move to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation, Malaythong Kommasith met with Thailand's newly appointed Energy Minister Akkanut Promphan to reinforce energy stability between the two countries. According to Lao News Agency, the meet...

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...