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ADB to Help Modernize Revenue Mobilization in Lao PDR
Asian Development Bank
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December 13, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $25 million financing package, as well as a $2 million technical assistance grant, to support the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao...
ADB to Build Resilience and Reduce Poverty in Lao PDR
Asian Development Bank
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December 13, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $32 million financing package to help reduce poverty and food insecurity, empower women, and build resilience amid increasing health,...
Global Times: Chinese-built hydropower station lights up homes of remote Lao village, dreams of prosperity
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 22, 2024
Beijing, China, Dec. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In today's world, green has become the defining color of the New Era in China, with green development emerging as a significant feature of Chinese modernization. Green development, which seeks to...
Stay in School, Shape the Future: Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia launch national campaign to reignite a love of learning
BEQUAL
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June 24, 2025
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) launched a scriptwriting workshop this week to develop a new communication campaign to promote the value of education and support student retention. Initiated at the request of the Minister of Education...
Value Chains, Rural Areas, Nutrition-Centered Food Systems Key to Food Security in Lao PDR: ADB Report
Asian Development Bank
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December 9, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (9 December 2024) — The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) can improve health and food security by strengthening agricultural value chains, supporting rural areas, and scaling up...
Evidence for clean air action: quantifying emission sources in Lao PDR
Stockholm Environment Institute
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December 13, 2024
Around March and April each year, most of Lao is shrouded in a toxic haze. In 2023, this haze pollution contributed to 2000 premature deaths in 2021. Exposure to air pollution inside people’s homes poses an even greater risk, contributing to an...
2024 Macau International Kart Grand Prix successfully concluded today
Macao Government News
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December 8, 2024
MACAU, December 8 - The 2024 Macau International Kart Grand Prix, organized by the Sports Bureau, the Automobile General Association of Macao-China, OTK Kart Asia and IAME Asia, and sponsored by Sands China Limited, took place today at the Coloane...
To His Excellency Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
President of Azerbaijan
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December 2, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, December 2 - 02 December 2024, 11:09 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I sincerely congratulate you and, through you, your entire nation on the occasion of the national holiday of the Lao People's...
International medical graduates: supporting the backbone of the NHS
Royal College of Physicians
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August 9, 2024
As the RCP publishes new guidance on education and career support for locally employed and international medical graduate (IMG) doctors, the winner of the 2024 RCP Turner-Warwick lecturer scheme for the West Midlands region, Dr Roopa Chopra,...
Vice Minister of Education and Sports, with support from Australia, hands over learning materials, essential products and clothes to Phin district in Savannakhet province
BEQUAL
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November 20, 2024
From 10th to 12th November 2024, H.E. Dr. Samlane Phankhavong, Vice Minister of Education and Sports (MoES) led a delegation composed of MoES representatives from the Department of Planning, the Cabinet, the Youth Union, Vientiane Provincial...
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman's Engagements at the G20 Development Ministers' Meeting and Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty Task Force…
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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July 25, 2024
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting (DMM) and Global Alliance...
President Tô Lâm visits telecom joint venture in Laos
Vietnam News
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July 11, 2024
VIETNAM, July 11 - VIENTIANE — President Tô Lâm on Thursday visited Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between Việt Nam's Viettel Global JSC and Lao Asia Telecom, as part of his ongoing state visit to Laos. The Vietnamese State leader hailed...
ADB Appoints Shanny Campbell as Lao PDR Country Director
Asian Development Bank
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October 23, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (23 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shanny Campbell as its Country Director for the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). She assumed office this week. Ms. Campbell...
The Third International Summit on BDS Applications Kicked Off in Zhuzhou
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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October 26, 2024
ZHUZHOU, China, Oct. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 3rd International Summit on BDS (Beidou Navigation Satellite System) Applications was held in Zhuzhou from October 24th-25th. With the theme of "Sharing the World, Sharing BDS," the Summit aims...
Graphion Energy Solutions Unveils world's 1st 10 minute Electric Motorcycle Charging Stations in Lao PDR
EIN Presswire
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October 14, 2024
Fastest Electric Motorcycle Charger VIENTIANE, LAOS, October 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Graphion Energy Solutions USA is set to revolutionize sustainable transportation in Laos with its innovative electric motorcycle conversion service,...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone
Prime Minister of Canada
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October 10, 2024
CANADA, October 10 - Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Laos, Sonexay Siphandone, on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. Prime Minister Trudeau congratulated Prime Minister...
UnionPay International Signs MOU with Vietnam's NAPAS -- China-Vietnam QR code interoperability speeds up
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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October 15, 2024
SHANGHAI, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 13, UnionPay International (UPI) and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Hanoi. Both parties agree to deepen the collaboration on...
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to Visit Lao PDR, Portugal and Indonesia
Government of Timor-Leste
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October 7, 2024
Mon. 07 of Outubro of 2024, 08:41h The Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, will embark on a series of visits starting this week on October 8th to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), then on official visit to Portugal, followed by a...
Ahead of General Election, Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Remind Californians of Voting Rights and Advise Law Enforcement of Laws to Protect Voters
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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October 4, 2024
LOS ANGELES — In advance of the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 General Election, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. held a press conference today to remind Californians about their voting rights and to...
ADB Forecasts 4% Growth for Lao PDR in 2024
Asian Development Bank
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September 26, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (25 September 2024) — Services and clean energy investments are supporting growth in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), but macroeconomic challenges from public debt continue to constrain...