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

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors to pay Lao businesses using China’s digital yuan, without needing to exchange cash into Lao kip. The system connects China’s digital yuan, known as e-CNY, with Laos’ domestic QR payment network. A Chinese visitor can now...

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...

Lao Classics Take on New Sound at Orchestra Concert in Vientiane

The Lao National Culture Hall was packed on 19 September, with more than 1,000...

Latest Scam Center Raids Hit Vientiane, Champasak with Nearly 100 Arrests

Laos has detained nearly 100 suspected scammers in raids across the country last week,...

UN In Laos Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

August marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated every year from Aug 1 to 7 to encourage exclusive breastfeeding and improve babies’ health...

Canada Eyes Economic Cooperation Potential

Mining, energy, agriculture and forestry, as well as aerospace have been among the sectors that Canada has expressed cooperation interest in, seeking to boost...

Savannakhet Repairs Storm Damage To Electricity Grid

Savannakhet province is rushing to repair the 22 Kw electricity grid along two kilometres of Road No. B9 in Kaysone Phomvihane district after it...

Laos, Cambodia Push To Ease Border Crossing After PMs Meet

Laos and Cambodia will push to ease cross-border travel between the two countries, allowing their citizens to use border passes to enter and travel...

Vietnam Boosts Education Development In Savannakhet

Quang Tri province, Vietnam has provided more than 1.4 billion kip (4 billion Vietnamese Dong) to construct new primary school buildings in Phin district,...

Laos to Compete In 4 Olympic Categories

Lao athletes will compete in four categories in the 31st Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5-21. Assistant to...