On 1 July, the Vientiane Capital People’s Court announced verdicts in four major corruption cases involving 17 defendants, among them former senior government officials, state enterprise executives, and businesspeople.
The court handed down life sentences to at least ten defendants, including senior figures from the inspection, banking, energy, and foreign...
Construction of a new facility funded by China at the Laos Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in Vientiane Capital has begun.
Lao Minister of Technology...
Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh called for concerted efforts to ensure the effective and sustainable use of water resources while addressing the fourth Asia-Pacific...
Laos is among eight Asian countries with the least favorable conditions for tourism according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) 2022 Travel-ready index.
The index...
