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Lao, Chinese Energy Firms to Study Battery Storage System for Laos Power Grid

On 11 September, Électricité du Laos (EDL) and Chinese energy company Shenzhen Yichu Smart Energy Group Co., Ltd. exchanged an agreement to study battery energy storage systems in Laos. The agreement was one of three signed or exchanged at the Laos–Hong Kong Business Forum in Hong Kong, which brought together...

Laos Warns of Lasting Toll at Vientiane Meeting as Cluster Munition Use Rises Worldwide

Laos is hosting the Convention on Cluster Munitions’ Third Review Conference 16 years after...

Laos Halts New Work Permits, Labor Visas for Bangladeshi Nationals Through 2026

Laos has suspended the approval of new work permits, labor import plans and labor...

OP-ED: Cluster Bombs Still Threaten Lao Farmers Decades After War

By Eli Mechanic, Country Director for MAG Laos (Mines Advisory Group) In the early hours...

Xayabouly African Swine Fever Outbreak Kills 5,400 Pigs, Poses No Risk to Humans

The African Swine Fever has spread across six districts of Xayabouly Province since the...

Elephant Festival 2018 Launches

On the 17th of February, the annual Elephant Festival was launched in Sayaboury with the presences of President Bounyang Vorachit, Governor Phongsavanh Sitthavong, ministers of...

Laokham Executive Detained for Defrauding Investors

Economic police in Vientiane Capital are holding the founder of Laokham Consultant International Investment Company in custody after members of the public accused the...

The Most Followed Lao Instagram Celebrities

Apart from Facebook, Instagram is one of the most used social media websites in Laos. Thousands of pictures flood the digital platform daily as both amateurs and professionals...

Laos is the Youngest Nation in Asia

As many parts of the world prepare to cope with large aging populations, sparsely populated Laos remains the youngest nation in Asia. According to a...

Tilleke & Gibbins Publishes 2018 Doing Business in Laos Guide

The Laos chapter of Global Guide 2018: Doing Business In..., a guide published by Practical Law in association with Lex Mundi, presents a comprehensive Q&A-style...

Former Vang Vieng Airport to Become Tourist Destination

Earlier this week, Vientiane Province signed an agreement with Yijin Engineering & Construction Lao Company, authorizing the latter to invest USD $200 million into...