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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Laos Golden Triangle Casino Hit with US Sanctions

The US Treasury officially placed the Kings Romans Casino based in Laos on its organised crime sanctions blacklist on Tuesday, naming it a hub...

Manivone Vorachack Awarded French National Order of Merit

Earlier last week, the French government awarded Manivone Vorachack, the national order of merit. Committed to the development of Laos For more than 20 years, Manivone Vorachack...

New Minimum Wage Set at 1,100,000 Kip Expected to be Announced On Labor Day

Within three months, the raising of the country's minimum wage to 1,100,000 kip per month is expected to materialize. The current wage has been...

Total Lunar Eclipse to be Visible from Laos Tonight

A spectacular lunar eclipse will be visible from Laos this evening as the moon passes into the Earth's shadow at approximately 20:29. According to NASA,...

Hin Nam No Soon to be Nominated Laos’ First Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Hin Nam No National Protected Area is on its way to become Laos’ first natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. Earlier this January in Hanoi, the...

Wild Elephant Crosses Laos-China Border

A wild elephant has been caught on camera crossing the border between Laos and China. CCTV footage captured the wild elephant in south-west China strolling...
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