(KPL) Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith on Sept 29 received a courtesy visit from the State Secretary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Mr Jochen Flasbarth and his delegations during his working visit in Laos

(KPL) A large number of people had been affected by Typhoon Noru and many houses have been inundated in Sanxay district in Attapeu province.

(KPL) Laos is preparing to submit an application for Hin Nam No (Karst) National Protected Area in Bualapha district, Khammuan province as a UNESCO World Heritage status by 2022.

(KPL) Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, accompanied by his spouse and a delegation of senior officials, has visited Singapore in response to the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. Prime Minister’s visit, scheduled for Sep 27-28, aims to enhance the longstanding relations and sound cooperation between Laos and Singapore. An official welcome ceremony was held on Wednesday’s morning at Presidential Palace (Istana) by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The bilateral meeting between the two premiers was held after Phankham’s courtesy call to President of Singapore Halimah Yacob.

(KPL) The total value of Laos’s import and export in August amounted to 1,020 million U.S. dollars, according to a report from the Lao Trade Portal website on Monday.