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Laos Collects USD 12 Million in Digital Taxes From Global Tech Companies

Laos has collected approximately USD 12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies since introducing its digital tax system in late 2024, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Santiphab Phomvihane. The tax applies to foreign digital service providers without a physical presence in Laos, including Microsoft,...

Laos Agricultural, Forestry Exports Top USD 1 Billion in First Half of 2026

Laos earned more than USD 1 billion from agriculture and forestry exports in the...

Laos Steps Up Illegal Mining Crackdown After Luang Prabang Gold Mining Cases

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal...

Champasak Signs Deal for New 5-MW Solar Power Project

Authorities in Champasak signed a concession agreement on 3 July with a private company...

China Reservoir Collapse Comes as Laos Prepares for Rising Rivers and Flood Risks

Floods in southern China have killed two people and forced nearly 48,000 residents to...

Women’s Businesses Still Face Limited Access to Funding

The Lao Women’s Business Association has found that its members are still facing difficulties and challenges gaining access to funding and markets.Ms Souphaphone Suannavong,...

ASEAN Senior Officials Review Implementation of Blueprint

The 21st Meeting of the Senior Officials Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Culture Community (ASCC) was held in Vientiane Capital yesterday to discuss the implementation...

Phu Bia Mining Welcomes High Level Visit from Myanmar

Phu Bia Mining (PBM) last week received a Myanmar high level visit led by Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Mr. Ohn Win.PanAust,...

Lao-China Rail Will Change Logistic Status Quo, Says a Businessman

Chairman of Krittaphong Group Yao Bin considers the ongoing Lao-China Railway construction project a game changing solution to Laos’ logistic disadvantages.According to Mr. Yao,...

NA President Receives Vietnamese Guest

President of the National Assembly Pany Yathotou yesterday received a courtesy call on from Secretary of Vietnamese Party Central Committee and Head of the...

Laos, Vietnam to Boost Cooperation in Organisation Affairs

Laos and Vietnam have agreed to boost the cooperation between their Party Central Committees’ Organisation Commissions over the next five years (2016-2020) in order...