Laos

Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao Government on April 2 issued a series of urgent measures to ease difficulties in production and business, as well as ensure social welfare amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Decision No.31/PM said that the government allows the postponement of the payment of annual road tax to June 30, and the extension of the deadline for submitting financial reports and business performance in 2019 of enterprises from March 31 to April 30. The Government exempts income tax for labourers whose income is below 5 million LAK (556 USD) from April to June, and corporate income tax payment for small enterprises with revenues from 50-400 million LAK from April to June. It allows the Bank of Laos (BoL) to reduce its basic interest and ratio of minimum saving of private bank based on situation of each period, and to instruct private banks to implement policies on loans to cope with COVID19 impact such as deferring principal payment and interest, adjusting interest, … [Read more...] about Laos rolls out urgent measures to deal with COVID-19

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand is planning to seek cooperation from Myanmar and Laos to support the fight against haze and smog pollution amidst many forest fires detected in its northern and northeastern mountainous areas. Jatuporn Buruspat, Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said his country’s government will seek cooperation from Myanmar and Lao authorities to jointly deal with the seasonal smog which has been blown across borders into the north of Thailand. He said the number of hotspots in Myanmar continues to rise while there have been fewer in Laos and Cambodia. The environment ministry is being urged to talk with the neighbouring countries, although it has also acknowledged that part of the problem has originated from bushfires within this country. According to him, the ministry has made relentless efforts to fight bushfires in forest reserves in Phrae province, Mae Wong National Park in Nakhon Sawan province, and Huai Kha … [Read more...] about Thailand seeks Myanmar, Laos cooperation to fight haze

Addressing the hand-over ceremonies in Hanoi, Dung affirmed that Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are neighboring countries that always stand side by side together in any circumstance. Vietnam hopes that its support will partly help the Lao and Cambodia people overcome difficulties at present, he said.  … [Read more...] about Vietnam presents COVID-19 medical equipment to Laos, Cambodia

He expressed his belief that Laos and Cambodia, together with Vietnam and other ASEAN member states, will stand united and help each other drive back the pandemic in the spirit of the ASEAN Chair’s Statement on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.  … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam presents medical equipment to Laos, Cambodia

HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng on Friday handed over medical equipment worth over VNĐ7 billion (US$304,000) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Việt Nam presents medical equipment to Laos, Cambodia