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Digital Growth in Laos with Internet Faster by 17.8 percent in Early 2025

The internet and social media landscape in Laos experienced significant growth in 2025, driven by faster internet speeds and increasing mobile phone adoption. According to the State of Digital in Laos 2025 report, the country has 4.97 million internet users this year, with an internet penetration rate of 63.6 percent...

Most Asian Stocks Drop as Trump Trade Policy Sows Uncertainty

Hong Kong, China AFP-Asian equities mostly fell 5 March as investors fret over Donald Trump's...

Thailand Waives Re-Entry Fees for Lao, Cambodian, Myanmar Workers During Songkran

On 12 March, The Thai government announced a temporary exemption from re-entry fees for...

Success Through a Lens: Lao Photographer Earns Prestigious Award in London

Inspired by his father, 28-year-old Anoukit 'Mon' Kithsavath first picked up a camera as...

Laos Seeks Larger Share of Global Cassava Market Amid Growing Demand

Laos is aiming to expand its cassava exports and attract more international customers, especially...

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...

More Than a Thousand Furniture Plants Ordered to Shut Down

The government has ordered some 1,154 family-unit furniture plants across the country to shut down their illegal operations, a government spokesman announced yesterday.Additionally, more...