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All Quiet in Vang Vieng? Not Likely!
Last month more than 24 riverside entertainment venues in Vang Vieng were permanently closed down for operating in contravention of regulations, including the provision of unsafe drinks and operating...
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Phu Bia Strikes Gold in Phonsavan
Phu Bia, one of the largest miners operating in Laos, has expressed satisfaction over the discovery of copper and gold ore in Phonsavan district, Xieng Khuang province. PanAust, the parent company of...
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Lao National Museum to be Relocated
The government has given permission for a Lao company to build a four-storey building to house the Lao National Museum, which will be relocated from its current site on Samsenthai Road in central...
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CAT eyes investment in Lao telecom market
Thai state-owned enterprise CAT Telecom has signaled its intention to expand into Laos ahead of the setting up of the Asean Economic Community in 2015. The Thai telco yesterday teamed up with Laos’...
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Lanith Digs In
Lanith hit pay dirt on Saturday, 8 September, when the Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (Lanith) began the initial survey of its proposed Vientiane campus and turned up a section of...
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China’s Soochow University to Open Campus in Vientiane
Soochow University in Laos has signed a concession agreement for 23 hectares of land in Vientiane, which will be the site of its campus in the capital. According to information provided by the school,...
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American Chamber of Commerce Opens Chapter in Laos
The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has opened an office in Laos, creating a focal point for US businesses intending to invest in the country. The Lao Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce...
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Is Electricity Expensive in Laos?
ຄ່າໄຟຢູ່ເມືອງລາວແພງຢູ່ບໍ? Is electricity cheap or expensive in Laos? ກະລຸນາກົດທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອອ່ານເປັນ ພາສາລາວ. This article compares the prices of electricity in Laos to other countries in the region and...
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A Quiet Coffee at Cafe Sinouk
I’ve had an on-again off-again relationship with Sinouk Coffee since I went to visit their beautiful plantation in the south of Laos, where I enjoyed walking through the plantation grounds looking at...
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The 7th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting kicks off in Donchan...
The Seventh Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP-7) kicked off in Donchan Palace Hotel Vientiane Lao PDR on Wednesday Oct. 3-2012. ASEP is to admit new membership, possibly, of...
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Laos and Indonesia Reach Air Transport Deal
Laos and Indonesia expect to kick off direct flights between Vientiane and Jakarta at the end of next year, aiming to boost tourism and economic cooperation. The two governments reached an agreement...
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Lao Singers Band Together to Create ASEM Song
Laos is going all out to make the delegates’ welcome at the ASEM Summit next month a truly unique affair, with the release of the song Asia-Europe Chai pa san Chai. This novel song which, roughly...
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Vientiane City Pillar Shrine Handed Over to Government
Vientiane’s new City Pillar Shrine is now finished and was handed over by the contractor to the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. A ceremony took place at the shrine on Setthathirath Road,...
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Vientiane Times, Pasaxon Newspaper To Be Relocated
October 10 witnessed the signing of an agreement on the construction of a new office in Ban Phonpapao, Vientiane Capital, for the two largest daily newspapers in Laos; the Vientiane Times and the...
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Fang Mae Khong Dance Festival Returns in 2012
The FangMaeKhong festival is the first international dance festival in Laos, created in 2010 with the objective of bringing access to arts and culture to various communities across the country, as...
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InstaWifi – ຕໍ່ WiFi ດ້ວຍກ້ອງໂທລະສັບ
ເຄີຍບໍ່ເວລາທີ່ເຮົາໄປສະຖານທີ່ຕ່າງໆຫຼືຮ້ານອາຫານທີ່ມີ WiFi ໃຫ້ເຮົາໃຊ້ຟຣີ ແຕ່ບັນຫາມັກຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນ...
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Lao Handicraft Festival 2012
Handicraft artisans from all over Laos are preparing for the Lao Handicraft Festival to be held from 1-7 November 2012. Over 200 Lao handicraft producers will be selling handmade textiles (including...
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Visit Laos Year 2012 Works
At the halfway point of the Visit Laos Year 2012, international arrivals grew by 16.91%, (January to June) tallying 1,736,655 visits, the Tourism Development Department announced earlier this week....
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ການເຮັດວຽກກັບຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດ – Working With Foreigners
ຖ້າຫາກວ່າທ່ານກຳລັງເຮັດວຽກກັບຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດຢູ່ ທ່ານເຄີຍພົບກັບບັນຫາໃນຊ່ວງໄລຍະຂອງການເຮັດວຽກກັບຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດຫຼືບໍ່ ຫຼືວ່າ ທ່ານມີວິທີເຮັດວຽກໃດແດ່ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ເຂົ້າກັບຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດໄດ້ ແລະ...
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Love Life Cupcake Workshop
If you have kids enrolled at school in Vientiane then you’ll know that school holidays are coming up real soon. Some schools have their mid-term breaks right now, and for others school is out due to...
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