So far this year, 57,979 units of blood have been donated nationwide, falling behind the target of 64,000 units by almost 10%, according to the National Blood Centre.The donated blood included 26,498 units donated in Vientiane and 31,481 units donated
The Japanese government has approved an additional funding to procure water pipes, equipment, vehicles and machinery worth 11.7 billion kip (US$1.5 million) for the Thakhek water supply development project in Khammuan.The basic infrastructure developm…
Published by NJ.com With Christmas Eve just two days away, the Omicron COVID-19 variant is causing lengthy lines at testing sites and rendering at-home testing kits nearly impossible to find in Hudson County. Testing kits typically available at pharmacies are
Approximately 320,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Japan will soon arrive in Vientiane, according to the Japanese Embassy to the Lao PDR.The donation of the Covid-19 vaccine was announced by Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yosh…
The Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has appointed Director of the Lao National Radio Phosy Keomanyvong as a Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism.The appointment was announced yesterday in the presence of Minister of Information, Cultur…
Last October, in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Defence Development Exhibition, named Self-Defence 2021, opened in the presence of Kim Jong Un, President of the State Affairs.What did the exhibition that attra…
Some 1,341 new Covid-19 cases and four new deaths have been reported nationwide over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 101,865 including 11,833 active cases and 288 deaths, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Preventi…
The state of food security and nutrition in Asia and the Pacific has worsened, as more than 375 million people in the region faced hunger in 2020, an increase of 54 million over the previous year, according to a
