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Khammouane Signs USD 1.2 Million Deal to Develop Khounnamphone Nature Tourism Site

Khammouane has signed a concession agreement worth more than USD 1.2 million to develop a stretch of land in Ban Pha Laem, Thakhek District, into a new nature tourism destination called Khounnamphone. The provincial committee signed the agreement with KK Tourism Development Sole Co., Ltd. on 23 September. The company...

Vientiane Shuts Down KM38 Dharma Practice Center After Leader Defies Order Over Reborn Buddha Claim

On 24 September, Vientiane authorities shut down the KM38 Dharma Practice Center in Sangsai...

African Swine Fever Disrupts Pork Supplies, Beef Prices Rise in Vientiane

The pork shortage is putting pressure on Vientiane’s meat markets as African swine fever...

Corruption Crackdown in Laos’s Attapeu Province Uncovers Millions in Financial Irregularities

Attapeu authorities have detailed five years of corruption investigations and financial irregularities, including a...

Xaysomboun Identifies Four Companies Over Unauthorized Gold Mining

Authorities in Xaysomboun Province have identified four companies allegedly involved in unauthorized alluvial gold...

Irrawaddy Dolphins Functionally Extinct in Laos

Bangkok -- The population of critically endangered Mekong River Dolphins -- also known as Irrawaddy Dolphins --  in the Cheuteal trans-boundary pool between southern...

President Greets Austria on National Day

President Bounnhang Vorachit on Oct 25 sent a message of congratulations to Mr. Karlheinz Kopf, the Joint Acting President and President of the National...

Lao, Vietnamese Prime Ministers Hold Talks in Hanoi

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had talks with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on October 25 and thanked him for the sympathy...

Macroeconomics Lack Strong Foundation, Prime Minister says

Briefing the 2nd Ordinary Session of the National Assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that the national macroeconomic foundation was not strong...

China-Laos Railway to Become a Demonstration Project

China-Laos railway will be built to become a demonstration project in "Go Global" strategy, said Chinese companies participating in a symposium held in Vientiane...

Lao Economy Forecast To Grow 7 Per Cent For 2016/2017

The World Bank (WB) recently forecast that the Lao economy would grow at 7 per cent in 2016 and 2017, ranking second in Southeast...