The midterm plenary meeting of the 11th Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee was held in Vientiane between August 14-18.Chaired by Party Secretary General Thongloun Sisoulith, the meeting discussed and considered several important issues…
The first photo exhibition on Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the central province of Quang Ngai opened in the central park of Quang Ngai city on August 19.The event is held by the High Command of Naval Region 3 and the Arts and Litera…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 19 visited Tu Mo Rong Boarding School for Ethnic Minority Students in Kon Tum and inspected the Central Highlands province’s preparations for the 2023-2024 academic year which will begin in early September.Acco…
Various activities will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism next month in celebration of the upcoming National Independence Day, according to organisers.Visitors to the village in Hanoi’s suburbs will have an opportu…
Malaysia is targeting 3.2 million Muslim tourist arrivals in 2023 against the 2.1 million last year, said the country’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan.The number is equivalent to 20% of the 16.1 million foreign…
The Lao Government has decided to raise the monthly minimum wage to 1.6 million LAK (over 83 USD) from 1.3 million LAK, starting from October 1.This is the second minimum wage hike in the country in nearly four months.The decision was made at the Gove…
The ASEAN Secretariat in coordination with the Indonesian Ministry of Trade and the Australian Government launched the ASEAN Tariff Finder on August 19.The launch took place as part of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting and related meeti…
Cambodia and Laos launched the first phase of cross-border QR code payments between them on August 18.This move allows Cambodian travellers to shop in Laos using their local currency Riel via scanning LAO QR Code, the National Bank of Cambodia said in…
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a deeper trade partnership through a mini-free trade agreement (mini-FTA) between Thailand and China’s Yunnan province.Phusit Rattanakul Sereeruengrit, director-g…
President Vo Van Thuong visited Vinh Te advanced new-style rural commune in Chau Doc city in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on August 19.Meeting villagers, Thuong stressed that agriculture, farmers and rural areas are strategic issues in the gu…
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on August 19 visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Ho Chi Minh City, on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival.The festival, which falls on the 15th day of the seventh month…
The Niyogyugan Festival, Quezon province’s annual event to celebrate its coconut farmers, resumed after a three-year halt, bringing in an average of 20,000 tourists daily. The 11-day long festival that ended Saturday is part of the province’s commemor…
