After a break of two years due to COVID-19, the European Union Delegation to the Lao PDR, along with EU Member States and European partner countries, is delighted to announce the return of the European Food and Film Festival to Vientiane. The Festival will be held from 9-11 December at Vientiane Centre. The Festival aims…
Briefing the National Assembly’s 4th Ordinary Session about the implementation of the national socio-economic development plan over the past 11 months on Monday’s morning, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh said that the government is likely to exceed its revenue collection plan for 2022 by 2% for two consecutive years. Revenue collection in the first 11 months…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang are scheduled to hold a virtual meeting on Monday. They are expected to discuss Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in investment, industrial, agricultural, transportation and humanitarian areas. Special attention will be paid to major joint projects in various areas and the deepening of…
Watch the video that captures the wonder of the season and the reality of war in her country. Usanova TORONTO, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Undoubtedly you’ve heard carolers sing “Carol Of The Bells” every holiday season. You may also remember this song from the cult classic film “Home Alone”, but most will not […]
STACK Expands into Osaka SINGAPORE, Dec. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STACK Infrastructure (“STACK”), the digital infrastructure partner to the world’s most innovative companies and a leading global developer and operator of data centers, and ESR Group Limited (“ESR” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”; SEHK Stock Code: 1821), APAC’s largest […]
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg will pay a working visit to the Lao PDR in response to the invitation of President Thongloun Sisoulith. Grand Duke Henri’s visit (Dec 5-9, 2022) aims to further strengthen the splendid tradition of good bilateral cooperative relations between the Lao PDR and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, according…
On November 28, in Vientiane, SINO-AGRI POTASH (Laos) and the Lao government held a signing ceremony for the exploration agreement on the 48.52 km² potassium ore project. The Prime Minister’s Office, and leaders of the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Khammouane Province as well as Chinese representatives including General Manager Tong Yongheng attended…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and while recent protests there are not a threat to Communist Party rule, they could affect his personal standing, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Saturday. Although China’s daily COVID cases are near all-time highs,…
Authorities in China’s financial hub of Shanghai will from Monday scrap some testing requirements in the country’s latest relaxing of its strict zero-COVID policy following nationwide protests unseen in decades. Multiple cities have started to roll back some restrictions after public resentment at harsh and prolonged containment measures reached a boiling point last weekend, when…
The Fantasy Football World Cup 2022 is finally here. Featured Image for FootballCoin LONDON, Dec. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FootballCoin, a blockchain-powered fantasy football game, has announced the launch of the Fantasy Football World Cup 2022. The World Cup-inspired contests provide players with the opportunity to collect all of the player NFTs available in-game, […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Healthcare Centre in Viengxay village, Phouvong District, Attapeu Province. Governor of Attapeu Province Leth Xayyaphone and Ambassador of India to Laos Dinkar Asthana attended the ceremony along with representatives of relevant authorities. The project was undertaken under grant assistance of US$ 50,000 from the Government of India…
Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals. Second-half substitute Haji Wright cut the U.S. deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute when…
