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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...

Ministry Bans Sale of Samsung Galaxy Note 7

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announced on Tuesday that shops and mobile phone distributors nationwide are to stop importing and distributing the Samsung...

Flood Protection Embankment to Be Built in Hadxaifong

Construction of a 30-km embankment along the Mekong River starting near the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane will soon begin. The flood protection levy will...

Cabinet Mulls Ways to Boost Investment in Special Economic Zones

The government cabinet has been exploring ways to better facilitate and promote investment in Special Economic Zones (SEZ), after many zones have been set...

Ho Chi Minh Trail Exhibition Opens in Vientiane

A photo exhibition about the wonderful Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos was opened in Vientiane Capital on September 26 to celebrate the 55th...

Laos-China Railway Project to Help Laos to Become Land-linked Country

A recent report of the Ministry of Public Works and Transports asserts that the Laos-China Railway Construction Project will greatly contribute to the Lao...

Laos Sends Skilled Labour Force to ASEAN Skills Competition

The 11th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) official opened last Friday at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Malaysia and is scheduled to take place...