From November 9, residents in Vientiane capital city and foreign tourists to Laos can easily book an electric taxi of Green & Smart Mobility (GSM), a Vietnamese ride-hailing company, through the Xanh SM Laos application on the App Store and Play Store, or also rent an electric car directly on the road.
Laos attracted more than 2.4 million foreign tourists in the first nine months of this year, marking a record 285% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Laos.
Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha on November 8 chaired an online meeting with the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Lao and Cambodian legislatures to discuss preparations for the first high-level conference of the NAs of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam slated for December.
The central province Nghe An will become the first locality to receive high school students from Lao provinces from the 2023 - 2024 school year, reported the provincial Department of Education and Training.
Leaders of Laos and Mongolia on November 6 signed seven cooperation documents, aiming to build ties in economic affairs, trade, investment, and tourism.
The Vietnam-Laos special friendship festival 2023 will take place in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue from December 11 – 15, as part of the activities to celebrate the 61-year diplomatic relations and 46 years of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the two countries.
Folk dancing performances of Lao ethnic people living in Dien Bien and Dien Bien Dong districts in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have been recognised as “National Intangible Cultural Heritage”.
A delegation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Organisation Commission led by its deputy head Boutsady Thanameuang paid a working visit to the northern province of Hung Yen on November 1.
Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has pledged to continue enforcing measures to stabilise macroeconomy and prevent Laos from falling into a crisis, reported the Vientiane Times on November 1.
The foreign ministers of Laos and Thailand have begun talks on the construction of a railway bridge over the Mekong River to connect Laos’s Vientiane capital and Thailand's northeast province of Nong Khai.
Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin have reaffirmed the commitment to continuing to promote the two countries' good neighbourly friendship and close cooperation, contributing to realising the strategic partnership for the nations' growth and sustainable development.
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s Central Committee has adopted a resolution on the implementation of stronger measures to rein in inflation and stabilise the Lao currency - the Kip.
The assistance provided by Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts to Laos in the past is priceless, helping foster the cooperative relations and friendship between the two nations, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security of Laos, Gen. Vilay Lakhamphong, has stated.
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