The signing ceremony of the Grant Exchange Programme from the Government of Japan was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane on Dec 20.The Agreement was signed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phoxay Khaikhamphitoun and
The Lao PDR and Australia held the 7th bilateral Human Rights Dialogue on Dec 9 by a videoconference.The dialogue was co-chaired by Mr Douangmany Gnotsyoudom, Director General of the Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) presented the key findings of their recently finalized Joint Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) to the Government, INGOs, United Natio…
U.S. health authorities on Wednesday authorized the use of synthetic antibodies developed by AstraZeneca to prevent COVID-19 infections in people who react badly to vaccines.It was the first time the Food and Drug Administration has given emergency aut…
The government has issued a notice easing anti-Covid-19 restrictions by allowing schools and educational institutes across the country to resume face-to-face teaching and learning.Under the notice signed on Nov 14 by the Prime Minister’s Office, intern…
Competing with 438 projects from 238 universities and AUF member institutions in 60 countries, the project proposed by the Faculty of Nursing Sciences, University of Health Sciences of Lao PDR, has been selected for funding from a special COVID-19 fund…
A new platform helps to strengthen people’s access to legal advice and advance digitalization in the Lao PDR.After a year of development, the Digital Legal Aid Platform of Lao PDR is completed and launched to provide and legal advice
A new Clinical Legal Education Centre (CLE) was opened at the National Institute of Justice of Vientiane on Nov 1.As part of the Lao efforts to build Rule of Law in the country, the Centre will have the specific mandate
