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Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Plan Stronger Border Security in 2027

Defense ministers from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen border security, speed up work on outstanding border markers, and improve intelligence sharing under a new military cooperation roadmap for 2027. On 14 October, Lao Defense Minister Khamliang Outhakaysone met his Vietnamese and Cambodian counterparts, Phan Van Giang and...

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...

Laos Reports COVID-Era Graft, Jails Former Official in Separate Corruption Cases

Authorities in Laos have disciplined 153 people and referred another 21 for judicial proceedings...

Authorites Seize 23 Excavators in Two Illegal Gold Mining Raids in Vientiane

Authorities seized 23 excavators and other equipment during two raids on suspected illegal gold...

Saravan Takes The Axe To Illegal Logging

Saravan province has joined the nationwide fight against illegal logging following prime minister's recent order to ban the export of partially-processed wood, tree roots,...

Public Warned About Scholarship Scams

The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued an announcement warning members of the public to be aware of any supposed agents or brokers...

Prime Minister Thongloun Pivots Away From China

Prime Minister Thongloun is looking to change his country's pro-China image and broaden its economic horizons. The one-party state, an ASEAN member, remains one of the world's...

ASEAN-US Trade And Investment Reaches Over 212 Billion

The value of ASEAN-US bilateral trade and investment has reached US$212.8 billion and accounted for 9.3% of ASEAN’s total trade. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows...

ASEAN–Russia Trade Reaches US$13.4 Billion

ASEAN-Russia bilateral trade reached US$13.4 billion in 2015, representing 0.6 per cent of ASEAN’s total trade, placing Russia as the eighth largest trade partner...

National University Can Accept Only 5,335 Students

More than 15,000 students have registered for entrance exams at the National University of Laos, but the university has said that only 5,335 students...