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...

Vientiane: The National Meeting on Public Works and Transport (PWT) for 2025-2026, along with discussions on the implementation of the 5-Year Sector Development Plan (2026-2030), was held at the National Convention Center. The event was officially ope...

Pakse: A 15-day English training course aimed at improving communication skills among civil servants officially opened on May 4, 2026, in Pakse. According to Lao News Agency, the program is organized by the Embassy of Singapore to the Lao PDR in par...

Vientiane: Mittaphab Hospital officially launched the 'Following the Footsteps of the Buddha' project on May 4, 2026, providing knee and hip replacement surgeries for underprivileged patients across the Lao PDR. The opening ceremony was attended by Bo...

Champassak: Authorities have implemented a ban on the use of Xedon River water following a significant fish die-off, as reported by the Champassak Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment. Residents have been advised to avoid using the wat...

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...