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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,...

Australia Supports Lao Business Reform

Australia's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Mr Steven Ciobo has announced an additional AUD$4.1 million (almost 25 billion kip) of Australian assistance to...

Final 20 Contestants of Miss Laos 2016 Announced

The final 20 contestants selected to take part in the last round of this year's Miss Laos competition were announced to the public in...

Lao & Myanmar Presidents Highly Value Their Bilateral Ties

President Bounnhang Vorachit, his wife, and a high-level delegation made a one-day state visit to Myanmar on Friday at the invitation of Myanmar President...

CIA Factbook – Laos Profile

Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300...

ASEAN Expects China, Brexit to Slow Economic Growth In 2016

Economic growth in Asean countries was expected to dip to 4.5 per cent in 2016 from 4.7 per cent last year due to China’s...

What Does the Lao Flag Symbolize?

Three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band; the red bands...