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Laos Economy Grows 5% in Year’s First Half, Government Holds to 6% Target

Laos’ economy expanded 5 percent in the first half of 2026, helped by a strong tourism season and growth in services, but slowed in the second quarter as the government works to meet its 6 percent target for the year. Growth reached 5.5 percent in the first quarter before easing...

Attapeu Looks to Job Support as School Dropouts Rise

Attapeu is expanding its employment services as the province seeks to respond to labor...

Laos Moves to Update Electricity Law for Energy Sector Shift

Laos is moving to update its electricity sector as the government prepares to adopt...

Laos Intensifies Crackdown on Cybercrime, Foreign Suspects Handed Over

gambling, and immigration violations across Vientiane, Bokeo, and Savannakhet provinces. Authorities detained hundreds of suspects...

US Court Strikes Down 75-Country Visa Pause, but Ruling Does Not Lift Laos Travel Ban

A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that paused immigrant...

Cultural Beliefs, Spiritual Insights into ‘Nocturnal Deaths’ in Laos

Departing from this world during sleep is often perceived as tranquil and painless by some. Scientifically referred to as "nocturnal death," such episodes are frequently...

United States Provides Over USD 24 Million for UXO Clearance in Laos

The Government of the United States of America (US) has pledged a total of USD 24.2 million to the HALO Trust, a leading Unexploded...

ASEAN-South Korea Music Festival 2024 Coming to Laos in November

The ASEAN-South Korea Music Festival 2024 (2024 ROUND) is set to take place in Laos this November. The festival, themed 'Step Out, Sing As One,'...

24th ASEAN Energy Business Forum Set to Support Laos’ ASEAN Chairmanship

The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Laos are delighted to announce that the 24th ASEAN Energy...

European Union Sparks Blue Wave in Vientiane

The streets of Vientiane resembled a flowing river of blue shirts on Sunday, 3 March, as more than 500 people gathered at That Luang...

Thai Court Drops Case Against Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday, 4 March, dropped a charge against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, for...