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Lao Producers Gear Up for Duty-Free Exports to UK Under New Trade Scheme

Lao food and drink producers are preparing to export their products tariff-free to the United Kingdom (UK) under the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). This initiative provides Lao exporters with access to the UK market without the burden of import tariffs, opening up new growth opportunities. On 19 September,...

Lao Government to Take Action Against Floodings, Economic Challenges

The Lao government has outlined plans to tackle national issues during its latest cabinet...

China-Laos Railway Facilitates Regional Trade Surge, Handling Over 10 Million Tons of Goods

Since its launch on 3 December 2021, the China-Laos Railway has handled over 10...

Tropical Depression Brings Heavy Rain, Flooding in Houaphan

From 21 to 22 September, a tropical depression brought heavy rainfall across northern, central,...

Lao Dancer Phetnilan “Golf” Keovongsy Wins Third at Kaohsiung Breaking Championship

Lao dancer Phetnilan "Golf" Keovongsy, also known as Bboy KA-G, secured third place in...

Foreign Affairs Institute Sees Construction Start in Capital

Work has begun on a new office for Foreign Affairs Institute in Vientiane, with a groundbreaking ceremony taking place on Wednesday in Phonphanao village,...

Festival Spirit Flows as Annual Regatta Rows into Luang Prabang

A team from Vientiane rowed past all rivals to capture top prize in LuangPrabang's province's annual boat racing festival held on Nam Khan River...

No Zika Cases Detected in Laos

Health officials are keeping a close eye on the potential for Zika virus to spread to Laos after a number of cases have been...

Poverty Solutions Prove Challenging

Rural development and poverty eradication in Laos could face many challenges in the coming years before getting better in the long term, according to...

East Asia- Latin America Coordinator Role for Laos

Laos has been assumed by the members of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (Fealac) as next year's coordinator on cooperation ties between...

Buddhists, Devotees Lay Out Ancestral Offerings for Annual Feast

People in Laos celebrated the Buddhist feast day of HorKhaopadapdin nationwide by getting up in the dark and early hours of morning to follow...