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Laos, Kazakhstan Seek New Railway Links to Expand Trade

Laos and Kazakhstan are exploring new railway and logistics links that could open a trade route between Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Europe. Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith is visiting Kazakhstan from 3 to 4 September for the first presidential-level talks between the two countries since they established diplomatic relations in...

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...

Laos Hands Over 34 Thai Nationals in Seventh ST Vegas Transfer

On 2 September, Lao authorities handed over 34 Thai nationals to Thai authorities at...

Thongloun Pushes Multilateralism at SCO Summit, Deepens India, Kyrgyzstan Ties

President Thongloun Sisoulith attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,...

Laos Takes Out Tourism Gongs

Laos received several honours at the recent 8th Mekong Tourism Alliance Awards with a presentation ceremony taking place during the International Travel Expo 2016...

Foreign Investors Inject More Interest into Private Hospitals

More foreign investors are interested in opening private hospitals in the country in response to growing patient demand for high quality health services. Foreign investors...

Funding Needed to Improve Lives of Disabled People

The Cooperative Orthotic & Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Centre in Vientiane is continuing its work to raise money to improve conditions for disabled people in...

Laos Shares View on Cultural Values

Laos has been in adherence with the conservation of national cultural heritage alongside its efforts in economic development, through the success of which the...

Alabaster Mining Venture Gears Up Operations

Laos-China Precious Stone Development Co., Ltd plans to increase alabaster stone excavation during the first five years of its concession period in Attapeu province...

Attapeu to Develop Water Route Access to Sky Lake

Nanning, Guangxi, China: Attapeu authorities are considering developing a water route to the popular Nong Fa (Sky Lake) as foreigners always ask to go...