Vietnam and the Philippines have been reclassified as upper-middle-income economies by the World Bank, leaving Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste as the only ASEAN members still in the lower-middle-income category.
The annual income classifications, released on 1 July, place seven of ASEAN's 11 members in the upper-middle-income bracket or higher....
Business operations in Laos remain challenging because of widespread failure to understand and comply with complex laws as well as lax oversight on the...
Children in Long and Namtha districts of Luang Namtha province now have a better learning environment
thanks to new lower and secondary schools built with...
Champassak provincial police arrested a man after finding 3,600 amphetamine pills in his possession,
the Khuamsangob newspaper reported yesterday.
The man was named as Mr. Visien,...
Business operators should understand Party policies and direction in depth and conduct their operations honestly to enable strong growth
in the government and business sectors,...
The results of a short film contest promoting equality rights and titled "Gender and Violence Against Women Drama Contest”
were announced yesterday morning with prizes...
Laos is escalating the fight against corruption with top anti-corruption chief Dr Bounthong Chitmany visiting Vietnam this week to exchange lessons learnt
by Vietnam in...
