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Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into a new source of foreign investment and climate funding, after signing a carbon-credit agreement with Singapore. On 4 September, the two countries agreed to establish a legally binding framework that will let Laos generate and transfer...

Luang Prabang Economy Grows Despite Sharp Drop in Tourists

Luang Prabang’s economy grew 3.9 percent in the first half of 2026, even as...

Cybercrime Crackdown Intensifies as Authorities Bust Four Operations in Early September in Vientiane

Vientiane police dismantled four cybercrime and online gambling operations across Vientiane Capital in early...

Thailand Warns Against Hiring Migrant Workers as Lao Workers Continue to Face Illegal Work, Trafficking Risks

Thailand has warned employers against hiring migrant workers without valid permits or assigning them...

New Vientiane-Udon Thani Bus Route to Launch on 9 September

Thailand has just announced the launch of a new bus route connecting Laos’ Vientiane...

NUOL Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Bold Aspirations

The National University of Laos (NUOL) plans to bolster education at all levels, from kindergarten to tertiary education, so that the university matches the...

Lachanthaboun Appointed as President of National Olympic Committee of Laos

Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun has been elected as the new President of the National Olympic Committee of Laos (NOCL). Also the Minister for Education and Sports in...

Borikhamxay Districts Achieve Milestone in Sanitation

Borikhamxay province: Two districts in this province - Pakxan and Thaphabath  are the first in the country to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status...

Kyoto Extends Support for Waste Management Project

Japan's Kyoto Prefecture has committed to continue to help clean up Vientiane after an initiative launched by the two cities in November 2015 proved...

Ministry, Partners Seek to Ensure all Children Finish Primary School

The main challenge facing the government and its development partners is the need to ensure that many more children complete primary school. The Ministry of...

Oudomxay Schoolchildren Get Refurbished Library after Floods

Room to Read Laos has approved a special project to re-establish a library at Mokvieng Primary School in Baeng district, Oudomxay province, which suffered...