Google held a press conference at Don Chan Palace this morning to announce the launch of its Google Street View service in Laos. Beginning in Vientiane, the company’s special cars, mounted with 360 degree camera units, will roam the city taking panoramic snapshots so that the Google Street View Laos service can be added to Google Maps, Laos. Speaking at […]

The government wants to encourage the constructive use of social media and has no policy to shut it down, senior government offices have said. However the relevant authorities are also looking at ways to restrict its inappropriate use by introducing legal documents to regulate the use of social media including Facebook – the most popular social networking site in Laos. […]

The Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) of Vietnam will help Laos research and develop a system to standardize a Lao language font for mobile devices and computers. A signing ceremony to establish the cooperation between the two sides was held in Vientiane on March 25. Viettel will reportedly fund the project, which aims at building the font system for mobile phones […]

The Lao government is drawing up regulations to govern online social media in a move to ensure internet users utilise social networking websites in a constructive manner, a senior official has said. Ministry of Post and Telecommunications E-Government Centre Director General, Mr Phonpasit Phissamay, told Vientiane Times on Tuesday new regulations that would enable officials to check on those posting […]

Planet sponsored this year’s Google Developer Group Vientiane (GDG Vientiane) Google Service Workshop, entitled Google Drive. Sponsoring their Wi-Fi, Planet attended the event as GDG Vientiane introduced many aspects of Google software to the Vientiane community to enhance the knowledge and benefits that can be gained by using Google. Google Drive is one of the most helpful functions within Google’s […]

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The Ministry of Science and Technology gave an explanation of its Law on Electronic Transactions, or E-Transactions Law, at a seminar in Vientiane on Thursday, hoping to support applicable sectors in understanding the purpose of governing electronic transactions. As the Party and the state itself are working toward modernizing the information technology sector in Laos, it is expected that electronic […]

A new online marketplace has just been launched which should make trading secondhand items in Laos more convenient and reliable, whilst offering greater functionality than Facebook groups. The website, Buy Sell Laos, offers a huge range of products that are easy to find. Everyone knows the old adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, and this rings true for […]

Trello is the project manager’s panacea. It’s a free, web-based task management application that allows for collaborative project management and can be applied to almost any cooperative effort. Whether you’re working together on a joint project, business, film, club or social group: use Trello! Trello is based upon the Kanban method for production, a Japanese idea that was popularized by Toyota in the […]

OK, rule #1. Don’t always choose the cheapest offer. There are many things to consider when choosing a web designer, and price is just one of them. Experience, portfolios and testimonials aside, the first thing you need to find out about each web design company or freelancer, is what their strengths are. There are three areas of web design that […]