To contribute to the formulation and to support and monitor the implementation of projects and programmes according to the mandate of LuxDev in Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Master degree in Development Studies, Economics, Law, Sociology, Business Administration and/or one of above sector from a renowned university.

Government and private sector representatives of Laos and Thailand on Tuesday exchanged information on using a geographic information system to build a single map for improved natural resources management. One map via geographic information system will benefit natural resources management while saving time and budget resources for investment on information surveys and mapping.

Laos and Pakistan stole the show at the 2017 South and Southeast Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair here as China deepened its One Belt and One Road initiative with the region. The fair took place from June 1318 at 17 exhibition halls with 8,000 stands that included special themes for Pakistan, Laos, South Asia and Asean.

Chinese Embassy in Laos on Sunday issued a safety warning after a Chinese citizen was shot dead in Lao's central Xaysomboun province. According to the embassy, a Chinese citizen was shot dead by unidentified persons on Friday in Xaysomboun province, some 130 km northeast of Lao capital Vientiane.

COOPERATION between Vietnamese and Lao officials has helped to develop labour skills in Laos, while protecting workers' benefits and advancing the special solidarity between the two countries, a Lao minister says. The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Khampheng Saysompheng, made the remarks at a press conference in Vientiane to mark the strong ties between the two countries in the Labour field as the nations' prepare to celebrate the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty.

Only about 0.6 percent of Lao population has joined blood donation, below the World Health Organization target of one percent of the population donating blood, the WHO said on Wednesday. The number of blood units available has increased from 36,653 in 2015 to 40,454 units in 2016 in the Southeast Asian country but it is still not yet enough for patient needs.

China and Laos on Wednesday signed an agreement on implementation of aid provision by China for poverty alleviation demonstration cooperation project in Laos. Economic Counselor of Chinese Embassy in Laos Wang Qihui and Director General of Planning and International Cooperation of the Lao National Committee for Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Chit Thavisay signed the agreement.

Expanding its presence in Southeast Asia, General Electric recently opened an office in Laos, in the Vientiane Centre on the capital's Khouvieng Road. GE president and chief executive Wouter Van Wersch noted at the opening that Laos was one of the fastest-developing members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with a projected economic growth rate topping 7 per cent.

Thailand plans to promote the northeastern city of Mukdahan to be a trading and logistics centre of Asean, expecting to pour investment into infrastructure in the province to help increase annual border trade to 200 billion baht by 2019. Mukdahan governor Sorasit Ritsorakai said the area is in a perfect location to make use of the East-West Economic Corridor that links Myanmar's Myawaddy city through Tak and Mukdahan in Thailand to Laos's Savannakhet and eventually Vietnam, passing by millions of people along the route.

Dishes like Pad Thai and Pho-staples of Thai and Vietnamese cuisines-are available at the click of a button. But there's one Southeast Asian cuisine you've probably never heard of: Lao food.

Bank of Ayudhya , Thailand's fifth-largest lender by assets, is exploring business opportunities for its unsecured car and motorcycle loans in Cambodia. Thakorn Piyaphan, head of BAY's unsecured loan and digital banking and innovation units, said the bank has been searching for credit card and personal loan opportunities.

Local consultations among the Mekong countries have including ongoing efforts to address the issues of backwater effects on Thailand, sediment transport, fish migration, and navigation lock, according to the Mekong River Commission . The MRC Secretariat has organised on June 19 the 3rd Joint Committee Working Group for Pak Beng Hydropower Project Prior Consultation Process in Vientiane, ahead of the upcoming joint committee special session.

The second annual "Top Thai Brands" fair began on Wednesday featuring products as well as services from Thailand at the Lao International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre in Vientiane. The five-day event was organised by the International Trade Promotion Department of the Thai Ministry of Commerce together with the Trade Promotion and Production Development Department under the Laotian Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Dozens of fertility clinics have mushroomed in land-locked Laos after scandals over commercial surrogacy have spurred wealthier southeast Asian neighbors to ban the controversial procedure since 2015. The gleaming, modern clinics have names featuring words such as "Miracle" and "Perfect" to help them stand out amid the dusty surrounding roads and highways in the Lao capital of Vientiane, close to the Thai border.

Dozens of fertility clinics have mushroomed in land-locked Laos after scandals over commercial surrogacy have spurred wealthier southeast Asian neighbours to ban the controversial procedure since 2015. VIENTIANE: Dozens of fertility clinics have mushroomed in land-locked Laos after scandals over commercial surrogacy have spurred wealthier southeast Asian neighbours to ban the controversial procedure since 2015.

Environmental activists will petition the Administrative Court Thursday to help in their protest against the new Pak Beng dam project on the Mekong River in Laos, which could bring both ecological and economic impacts to the region. They want the court to encourage state agencies, particularly the Thai National Mekong Committee, to carefully consider the project before lending it their support.

At MandaLao Elephant Sanctuary & Tours, visitors can walk with elephants, feed and splash them - but they can't ride these retired work animals, whose back-breaking days of hefting heavy logs and howdahs full of tourists are over On a narrow path that winds through a grove of banyans and giant ferns by a babbling brook, a fallen tree lies across a muddy bank. Mr Kit takes an immediate interest in it, peeling off from his small party of wanderers to investigate.