The government has assigned the Covid-19 Taskforce Committee in charge of addressing economic impacts of Covid-19 to come up with policies to ensure economic recovery and mitigate the impacts of the pandemic.Answering questions raised by members of the…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations through the Emergency Centre for Animal Diseases (FAO ECTAD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Government of Lao PDR launched the Global Health Security …
The Prime Minister Phankham Viphavan has signed an order urging ministers, provincial governors to urge authorities under their supervision and people across the country to take part in achieving a 50% Covid-19 vaccination coverage by this year’s end …
The COVID-19 infections in Laos continued to increase across the country with 1,140 new cases reported on Wednesday, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.The new infections have brought the total to 50,032 …
The World Food Program (WFP) says it is seeking $65 million to ease food insecurity in Zimbabwe. The U.N. agency says its assessment shows that more than 5 million people in the southern African nation are looking at food shortages in coming months.A W…
Asian countries with some of the world’s largest yearly tropical forest losses have either not joined a new global pact to halt forest loss by the end of the decade or sparked doubts about their commitment after signing up.More than 120 countries joine…
Laos has confirmed 1,049 new Covid-19 cases and three new fatalities attributed to Covid-19 over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 48,891 including 9,348 active cases and 89 deaths, the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention a…
Fortified cooking oil from Russia supports the World Food Programme (WFP) in targeting vulnerable communities. The oil will be distributed as part of a food basket to 78,000 people in Savannakhet, Xayaboury and Phongsaly to counteract food shortages an…
Laos has taken measures to reduce the export of various types of raw materials to ensure supply for domestic production.Minister of Industry and Commerce Khampheng Xaysompheng told the 2nd Ordinary Session of the 9th National Assembly last week that th…
The International Trade Centre (ITC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on Nov 5 launched the country’s EU Everything But Arms Business Guide for the Lao PDR.It will help Lao businesses to understand the application of the EU…
The Lao government has signed an agreement on exporting grapefruits and lemons to China following three years of negotiation. The signing ceremony was held in Vientiane on Nov 5 between Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr Phet Phomphiphak and Minister of General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Mr. Ni Yufeng. Across the country, the…
When the second lockdown started in April 2021, the Ministry of Education and Sports, with support from Australia, was preparing the writing of the new Grade 4 English textbooks and teacher guides for the school year 2022-23. The Grade 4 curriculum writing team is composed of three writers from the Research Institute for Educational Sciences…
