Laos and Thailand have agreed to open new border gates to facilitate traveling across their border line. The agreement was reached at the eighth meeting between Laos and Thailand 's provincial governors in Luang Prabang on March 2. The Lao delegation was led by Public Security Minister Thongbanh Seng-Aphone, while the Thai delegation was headed by Interior Minister Chavarat Chanvirakul. The two sides also discussed issues relating to border gate upgrading, drug fight, sand and soil exploitation along border rivers and cooperation measures in dealing with nationality matters./. … [Read more...] about Laos, Thailand agree to open new border gates
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Law makers call for high quality of projects with Laos
The Foreign Relations Committee of the National Assembly met in Hanoi on June 15 to examine the implementation of accords and commitments with Laos in economics, culture-education and science-technology. They focused discussion on measures to strengthen coordination of action between the two parties, thus improving the quality and increasing efficiency of joint projects, in an effort to develop special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. Vietnam is deploying a number of projects in Vientiane and several other provinces with the National Gymnasium of Laos in spotlight./. … [Read more...] about Law makers call for high quality of projects with Laos
Businesses support Vietnamese General Association in Laos
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on August 6 presented nearly 200 million VND to the Vietnamese General Association in Laos. The Chairman of the Long Thanh Golf Group gave 25,000 USD to the association which is going to organise its first meeting slated to coincide with the August Revolution celebration (August 19)./. … [Read more...] about Businesses support Vietnamese General Association in Laos
Laos aims to increase cooperation with US
The Lao Government will make more efforts to boost cooperation with the United States in many fields, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has said. The Lao Deputy PM made the announcement on August 13 while receiving US Senator Jim Webb who is on a working visit to Laos from August 12-14. Deputy PM Sisoulith, who is also Lao Foreign Minister, said that Laos and the US have cooperated effectively in several fields such as locating and repatriating the remains of US soldiers who died in Laos during the Indochina war. Laos considers this its humanitarian policy and will continue to cooperate with the US in this field. … [Read more...] about Laos aims to increase cooperation with US
Vietnamese workers among Lao flash flood victims
Flash floods, which hitLaoson September 29, left 13 Vietnamese workers dead and missing and 10 others injured while working at the construction site of a Vietnamese-invested hydro-power project. The toll was confirmed by a senior Lao delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Douangchay Phichith after a field trip to the scene in AttapeuprovinceofLaos. The Vietnam-Laos Electricity Joint-stock Company, executive of the Secaman 1 hydro-power project, on October 1 sent a delegation to the scene and worked with Lao authorities at all levels to aid recovery efforts in the wake of the disaster. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese workers among Lao flash flood victims