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From Seed to Community: How Lao Tobacco Limited Partners with Lao Farmers

Across the provinces of northern and central Laos, Lao Tobacco Limited (LTL) is working on developing rural livelihoods through its LEAF Department, a division focused not only on producing quality tobacco but by supporting farmers, their families, and their communities. LTL, under the Imperial Tobacco Group, has built a dominant...

OP-ED: Honoring Lao Midwives, Heroes of Maternal Health

By Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Minister of Health, Laos, and Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Representative in Laos. On...

India, Pakistan Trade Strikes as Kashmir Tensions Spiral Toward Conflict

The conflict between India and Pakistan has entered a dangerous new phase, with both...

Singapore Ruling Party Wins Election in Landslide

By Satish Cheney/AFP - Voters have handed Singapore's long-time ruling party a landslide election...

Lao Runner Lodkeo Inthakoumman Wins Double Gold at Singapore Open 2025

Lodkeo Inthakoumman, a leading long-distance runner from Laos, captured two gold medals at the...

Vietcombank Proposes Plan For New Lao Subsidiary

Hanoi - Vietcombank plans to set up a 100 per cent owned subsidiary bank in Laos. The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt...

Seat Quotas Increased for Bangkok-Vientiane Route

Thai airlines will soon be allowed to operate more flights to Vientiane, Laos, according to the Thai-Lao accord approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The...

Growth Prospects Buoyant for Laos Up to 2018

  VIENTIANE -- Laos' economic growth is to remain robust through 2016 up to 2018, the World Bank has said. Economic growth in Laos is projected...

Rwanda and Laos Seek to Strengthen Ties

In Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Rwandan Ambassador Emma Francoise Isumbingabo there on Tuesday presented her letters of credence to President Bounnhang...

Company Wins Appeal Against Laos Government

A Macau-based company has won its appeal against the Laos government in a case before the Appeal Court in Singapore. Sanum Investments had tried...

Asean Summit Provides Platform For Laos’ Revamped Foreign Policy

The recent Asean Summit held in the Lao capital of Vientiane provided a perfect opportunity for the country to start carving out a more...