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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...

WWF Commends Laos’s Decision to Dismantle Tiger Farms

The government’s intention to phase out tiger farms announced at the UN CITES 17th Conference of Parties last week in Johannesburg, South Africa is...

Hinheup Primary Students Get New Classrooms

PS Agriculture and Industry Development Import-Export Company has provided 1.5 billion kip and funded construction of a new primary school in Vientiane province to...

ASEAN Officials further Enhance their Single Aviation Market

Senior officials from ASEAN aviation are willing to work towards realising their aspiration to build a comprehensive partnership on the ASEAN Single Aviation Market,...

Flood Victims still in Need of Assistance

Although the floods receded more than a month ago, those affected by the downpours in the northern provinces are still struggling to survive. The government...

Vientiane Authorities Confer on Urban Planning Development

Vientiane authorities in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport convened a meeting on urban planning development in the capital to mark...

KOICA to Fund US$7 Million Maternal, Child Healthcare Project

Experts from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) last week conducted a preliminary study on improving access to maternal and child healthcare services in...