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December 23, 2022

Team Eagles, Owned by BLS International, Participates in the First World Tennis League

BLS International’s owned Team Eagles participates in The First World Tennis League DUBAI, Arab Emirates, Dec. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Team Eagles, owned by BLS International Services Ltd., is participating in this season of the World Tennis League taking place from the 19th to the 24th of December 2022 in the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai. […]

Great Reef Census Reaches Milestone Surveying Australian Icon

One of the world’s largest marine citizen science projects has surveyed its 500th section of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef since the effort began in 2020. This year’s Great Reef Census, which runs from September to December, has revealed severe damage to the coral, while other parts of the 2,300-kilometer World Heritage site are thriving. The Great Barrier Reef is made

US Life Expectancy Drops to Lowest in a Generation

The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of opioid overdose deaths drove life expectancy in the United States down for the second consecutive year in 2021, with a child born in that year expected to live 76.4 years, the lowest figure since 1996, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By comparison, Americans born

Over 400 government projects listed for scrutiny

Over the past months, the State Audit Organisation has conducted a scrutiny targeting 416 mismanaged government projects, each costing more than 10 billion kip, according to the president of the organisation. These state investment projects have a total cost of 58.8 trillion kip (around US$3.3 billion). Thursday’s morning witnessed President of the State Audit Organisation Viengthavisone Thepphachanh reporting to the

Gov’t Deepens Understanding of International Standards for Responsible Business Practices

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have completed a series of training on responsible business practices for central and provincial Government Agencies in the Lao PDR. Some 100 officials representing 11 Ministries in Vientiane and eight Departments from six of the country’s northern provinces, learned about the benefits of upholding international standards

India helps enhance coffee production, diversify people’s economy in Luang Namtha

On Thursday, Dec 22, Deputy Governor of Viengphoukha district, Luang Namtha Province, Phoumone Khounsiliheuang, and Ambassador of India to Laos Dinkar Asthana attended a groundbreaking ceremony of a project aiming to increase organic coffee production and diversify local economy. Capacity building of villagers of Namvang, Viengphouka district, Luang Namtha Province is also part of the project. Representatives of Luang Namtha