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Bolikhamxay Signs Deals for Three Solar Plants as Larger Project Advances

Bolikhamxay authorities signed investment agreements on 15 October for three solar power plants of up to 5 megawatts (MW) each in two districts, adding to a 100 MW project already advancing in the province. Paksan Energy Development and Lao Clean Energy will build, own, and operate the plants on company-owned...

Vietnam to Introduce Lao in School Curricula in Three Border Areas

Vietnam is preparing to introduce Lao-language classes in schools in Son La Province, Hue...

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Plan Stronger Border Security in 2027

Defense ministers from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen border security, speed...

Lao PM Orders Urgent Action on Water Shortages, Overdue Project Debts

Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith has ordered the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to...

Laos Joins Asian Regional Security, Cooperation Forum

Laos has joined a pan-Asian forum that brings governments together to discuss regional security...

Korean Traders Eyeing Local Market

More Korean businesses are looking for opportunities to get their products into the Lao market with its continuing strong economic growth, according to organisers...

Request to Export More Veneer Set for Approval

The government is expected to approve requests by provinces that seek to export more veneer following the earlier announcement by the government to cease...

Smaller Plantation Trees Get Export Go-ahead

The government has permitted the export of plantation timbers with trunks measured at 12 centimetres or less after the raising of a suspension that...

Laos to Leave Money Grey List’ Next Year

Laos is actively working to address Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) deficiencies to graduate from the Grey List of the...

House Fires Raze Properties in Vientiane

In just the past week, there have been four house fires in Vientiane, resulting in damages to five houses estimated at over 1 billion...

Luang Prabang Reports Damage From Flash Flooding

A total of 155 villages in Luang Prabang province have suffered damages from flash flooding after heavy rains from August 8-21, with damages estimated...