Anoulak Kittikhoun took office on Jan 17 as the third riparian Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat and will lead the Vientiane-based international organization and its flood and drought centre in Phnom Penh …
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Australia Provides 1,005,580 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Laos
The Lao PDR has received a total of 1,005,580 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Australia.This bilateral donation of COVID-19 vaccines from Australia consisted of 905,580 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine and 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford v…
US Shoppers Find Some Groceries Scarce Due to Virus, Weather
Benjamin Whitely headed to a Safeway supermarket in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to grab some items for dinner. But he was disappointed to find the vegetable bins barren and a sparse selection of turkey, chicken and milk.”Seems like I missed out on every…
PMs Launch Laos – Vietnam, Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh held a press conference and launched the Laos – Vietnam, Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year in Hanoi on Jan 8.Addressing the joint press conference following t…
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare receives new Japanese Ambassador
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khambay Khatthiya received on Thursday a courtesy visit from new Japanese Ambassador to the Lao PDR Kobayashi Kenichi.At the amicable talks, Minister Khambay congratulated Ambassador Kobayashi Kenichi upon his appo…
PM Phankham Viphavanh to visit Vietnam
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh will pay an official visit to Vietnam in response to the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. The premier will be accompanied by a delegation of high-ranking officials of Laos.Scheduled for Jan 8-1…