14th Lao Business Forum Sees 400 Local and International Participants
The 14th annual Lao Business Forum, held on 27 March 2023, took place in Vientiane to review the progress of public-private dialogue aimed at...
National Industrial Park Launched in Cooperation With Asia-Potash International
The Lao government and SINO-KCL on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a project titled “Asia-Potash International Intelligent Circular Industrial Park."
The government...
UN Warns Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific Region “Badly Off Track”
The United Nations has warned that many developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region are now off track to achieving their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Korean Company Fined in Vietnam for Releasing Sewage into Waterways
A South Korean waste treatment company has been fined for discharging untreated wastewater from its landfills into local streams in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province,...
Hong Kong Man Survives Broken Bungee Cord Fall in Thailand
The man survived the ordeal after sustaining moderate injuries and later demanded a refund from the park where the incident occurred. The story has...
Could Technology Solve the Problem of Illegal Parking in Vientiane?
Pedestrians in Vientiane Capital are routinely forced to walk into oncoming traffic as they navigate around vehicles parked on the footpath. Despite hundreds of...