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The Vientiane Times is a bilingual English and Lao newspaper, published daily in Vientiane, Laos. Established in 1994 as a weekly, the paper was started by an agency, Lao Press in Foreign Languages, under the Ministry of Information and Culture. [1] It went to twice per week in 1996 and daily in 2004. [1] It runs to 16 pages. [citation needed]
Laos. / 17.967°N 102.600°E / 17.967; 102.600. Laos, [e] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao PDR or LPDR ), [f] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and ...
Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic center of Laos. The city had a population of 1,001,477 as of the 2023 Census. Vientiane is the home of the most significant national monuments such as Pha That Luang, a national symbol of Laos and an icon of Buddhism in Laos.
History of Laos. Evidence of modern human presence in the northern and central highlands of Indochina, which constitute the territories of the modern Laotian nation-state, dates back to the Lower Paleolithic. [1] These earliest human migrants are Australo-Melanesians —associated with the Hoabinhian culture—and have populated the highlands ...
On 26 March, the Vientiane Times confirmed the country's third COVID-19 case. On 27 March, there were six cases confirmed. Two more men from Luang Prabang, and one from Vientiane. On 28 March, there were 2 more confirmed, bringing a total to 8. On 30 March, there was 1 more confirmed, bringing everything to a total of 9. April
Two foreign language papers, the English-language daily Vientiane Times and the French-language weekly Le Rénovateur are both published by Lao Press in Foreign Languages, a specialized agency of the Ministry of Information and Culture. One of the Vientiane Times’ founders was former director general and editor-in-chief of this agency. The ...
Wattay International Airport ( IATA: VTE, ICAO: VLVT) is one of the few international airports in Laos and the country's main international gateway, serving the capital Vientiane, located 3 km (2 mi) outside of the city centre in Sikhodtabong District, Vientiane Prefecture. [1] The airport is operated by the Lao Airport Authority (LAA) and ...
In 1993, the Vientiane Urban Planning Committee (VUPC) became the highest decision-making organization in the prefecture; it was governed by a chairman, deputy chair, and eight members. In 1999, the Vientiane Urban Development and Administration Authority (VUDAA) was established at the prefecture level to manage the city's development.