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Laos Proposes Overhaul of Narcotics Classifications to Target Unlisted Drugs

Laos is proposing to expand its official list of prohibited narcotics and controlled chemicals to close legal loopholes as authorities deal with new and unclassified drugs entering the country. Minister of Public Security Vanthong Kongmany presented the proposed framework to the National Assembly on 5 October. He told lawmakers that traffickers...

Laos Economy Grows 4.8 percent in Nine Months, but Inflation, Tourism Lag

Laos’ economy grew 4.8 percent in the first nine months of 2026, Prime Minister...

Laos Hands Over Nearly 200 Suspected Scammers to Thailand, China in Early October

Laos handed 196 Chinese and Thai nationals back to authorities in their home countries...

Saleumxay Kommasith Becomes Laos New Prime Minister, Sonexay Takes National Assembly Helm

Today, Laos has made a major change to its top leadership, appointing former Deputy...

Laos, Thailand Move Luang Prabang Bridge Toward Construction

Laos and Thailand have moved a planned 820-meter bridge in Luang Prabang Province into...

Attapeu Exceeds 2025 Revenue Budget Target with Strong Economic Growth

Attapeu Province reported a revenue budget of over LAK 1,230 billion (USD 56.7 million) in the first nine months of 2025, reaching 116 percent...

Run for Children 2025: Over 3,000 Runners Unite for Lao Kids

The Run for Children 2025, held on 25 October, brought together more than 3,000 runners from Laos and around the world.  Participants raced through the...

Trump Hails Tariff, Rare Earth Deal with Xi

Aurélia END/AFP - US President Donald Trump called the meeting Thursday, 30 October with China's Xi Jinping a "great success", after the world's top two...

Luang Prabang Scores Silver for Sustainable Tourism 2025–2027

Luang Prabang has set a new benchmark for sustainable tourism in Laos by earning the Green Destinations Silver certification for 2025–2027.  Soudaphone Khomthavong, Director of...

Attapeu Approves South Korean Firm for 5-Megawatt Solar Project

Attapeu Province has approved a South Korean firm, SBIN Corporation, to develop a 5-megawatt solar power project, adding to the province’s growing portfolio of...

Record Vietnam Rains Kill Seven, Flood 100,000 Homes

Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least seven people and inundated more than 100,000 homes, the environment...