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Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and use of five cosmetic brands after finding that they entered the Lao market without proper registration. In a notice dated 4 September, the FDD named the banned brands as Vaseilina, Care Man, Lvx, Clsorup, and Leimiya...

Business, Labor Experts Talk Responsible Business Standards as Laos Prepares for LDC Graduation

Business and labor experts met in Vientiane on 3 September to discuss standard guidelines...

Laos, Kazakhstan Seek New Railway Links to Expand Trade

Laos and Kazakhstan are exploring new railway and logistics links that could open a...

Vat Phou Champasak Returns to State Management After Concession Expiry

Champasak authorities assumed full management and preservation of the Vat Phou UNESCO World Heritage...

Luang Namtha Calls for Public Donations as Flooding Devastates Province

On 31 August, Luang Namtha Province called on domestic and foreign sectors to donate...

Phalanxay Police Hunt for Hit-and-run Driver

Phalanxay Traffic Police are trying to find the driver of a pickup who fled the scene after hitting a motorbike last week killing two...

New Quota of State Employees Assigned to Govt Bodies

A quota of 5,000 new employees has been allocated to government bodies in Vientiane and the provinces for 2017 in response to the country's...

Josué Hoffet French School to Open New Campus

The construction of the new campus of the Joshua Hoffet French School (Lycée Français Josué Hoffet), which shall serve as an upper secondary school,...

PM Ask Youths to Sacrifice for National Development, Protection

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for the young generation to devote their efforts to the development and protection of the country, for which...

Government Orders Recycling Factory Shutdown

A recycling factory in Vientiane's Xaysettha district ceased operations yesterday after the government recently ordered the owner to close down, but the facility is...

Deputy PM Pays Working Visit to Savannakhet and Khammuan

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone and his delegation recently paid a working visit to Savannakhet and Khammuan provinces, advising authorities to continue maintaining...