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Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the first seven months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.  The ministry shared the figures during a labor migration meeting in Vientiane on 22 September. Employment Department Director General Anousone Khamsingsavath said...

Vietnam Emerges as Laos’ Second-Largest Foreign Investor with USD 8 Billion in Projects

Vietnam has become Laos's second-largest foreign investor, with more than 400 projects worth a...

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

Vientiane Rolls Out New Tourism Plans to Keep Visitors Around Longer, as Laos Launches Travel App

Vientiane is planning new tourism routes, evening attractions, and a city pass to encourage...

Bolikhamxay 100 MW Solar Project Moves Ahead as Laos Expands Solar Power

A 100-megawatt (MW) solar project in Bolikhamxay is moving ahead, with developers meeting local...

EPF Extends Support to Combat Illegal Hunting and Trading of Wildlife

The Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) has budgeted over US$ 1 million for two projects aiming to support the combat of illegal hunting and trading...

Malaysia Leads Top Foreign Investors in Champassak Province

Malaysia tops the list of investors in Champassak province during the last nine months of this year which covered 37 percent of all foreign...

Savannakhet’s Soui Lake Set for Tourism Development

Champhone district authorities have submitted plans and a budget for a comprehensive tourism development at Soui Lake in Savannakhet to the provincial office for...

Lao U-16 Women’s National Football Team Achieves Goal

The U-16 Lao Women’s National Football Team has won the 2016 Lao Football Federation Championship and a trophy from the President of the Lao...

Lao Young Officials Leave for Japan to Upgrade Knowledge, Skills

Ten young Lao officials from provinces and ministries left yesterday for Japan to attend an intensive training course on Urban Environmental Management through the...

Vice Prime Minister Receives Linfox President

Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Douangdy on Aug 15 in Vientiane received Peter Fox, President of Linfox, as the latter was in Laos for the...