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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...

Korean Company Expands Leasing Business into Laos

The Welcome Financial Group from the Republic of Korea has expanded its leasing business into Laos after beginning its first overseas operation in the...

Young Lao Editor Recognised by Thai Awards

A love of Lao traditions and culture inspired one young man to work as a journalist examining matters of culture and family life, after...

Authorities Need to Turn on Flooding Assistance Taps

Provincial disaster management committees need to continue financial assistance to people affected by natural disasters with vital funding often too slow at the local...

Supreme Court Pledges Better Justice Delivery

The newly elected Party Committee of the People’s Supreme Court (PSC) has pledged to deliver better justice to society as the seven-member committee will...

Champassak Embankment Start Slated for December

Funding for construction of the Mekong River Integrated Management Project in Champassak province is now secured with officials only waiting for the project design....

Many People Continue to Die in Road Accidents throughout Laos

Two people were killed and one person sustained critical injuries after a jeep collided with a motorcycle in Hadsady village, Chanthabouly district, Vientiane early...