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China-Laos Railway Sees 50 Percent Rise In Cross-Border Passengers

Passenger traffic on the China–Laos Railway has increased significantly this year, boosting tourism and cross-border economic links as Laos prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status, the China State Railway Group said in a report on 9 September. The group said that the railway carried 244,000 cross-border passenger trips...

Laos Exempts Residential Electricity Use Up to 300 kWh from VAT

Residential electricity users in Laos will be exempt from the 10 percent Value-Added Tax...

Laos Steps Up Crackdown on Beauty Clinics, Orders Dr. Nith to Halt Procedures

The Ministry of Health has ordered Dr. Nith Beauty Center, a local beauty clinic...

Laos Prepares For ASEAN Para Games With 12-Sport Bid

Laos is preparing to compete in 12 sports at the 14th ASEAN Para Games...

Thailand Approves Loan for New Mekong Bridge in Luang Prabang

Thailand’s Cabinet approved financial assistance for the Lao government to construct the Xiengman-Luang Prabang...

PUM Netherlands Senior Experts Ready to Assist Businesses in Laos

Does your business have an issue that you just cannot resolve? Or do you think your business can achieve more? Do you ever wonder how...

LAOS: Electricity Facts

Certain members of the foreign media have hailed Laos as the "battery of Southeast Asia," with one of the nation's economic development strategies centered on...

Vientiane Capital Aims to Become More Livable City

Authorities hope to make major improvements to infrastructure in Vientiane Capital with the aim of making it a more livable city. Improvements are to be...

More Funds Required to Develop Lao Education

More funds are required to develop Lao education, according to the Ministry of Education and Sports, as disparity between urban, rural and remote is...

Lao Food Businesses Receive Korean Expertise

Korea's food experts are sharing their experience in branding with Lao food companies. The "Product Development Workshop for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)," organized...

Mon Ta Champa Lao Gardens Opens at Bolaven Plateau

The Mon Ta Champa Lao Gardens is a new tourism site that has opened in Paksong, on the Bolaven Plateau in Champasack Province. The Mon...