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Laos Launches Climate-Smart Farming Project in Six Provinces

Laos is stepping up efforts to tackle climate-related food insecurity and open new export opportunities, with USD 68.5 million in support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and partners to modernize agriculture in six climate-vulnerable provinces. The new Sustainable Agrifood Systems Sector Project, running from 2025 to 2030, will focus...

Over 70 Million Meth Pills Seized in Bokeo Province in First Half of 2025

Since the beginning of 2025, Bokeo Province has emerged as a major front in...

ASEAN, UK Launch Five-Year Health Security Partnership Program to Strengthen Regional Health Resilience

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom officially launched the...

Laos to Upgrade National Road 13 in October 2025, Completion Expected by 2028

The Lao government will begin a major upgrade of a 50-kilometer stretch of National...

Bokeo Sees Over USD 17 Million in Exports in First Half of 2025

Bokeo Province recorded an export value of USD 17.23 million in the first six...

Japan to Grant USD 3.5 Million in Support of Laos’ 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship

On November 28, a signing ceremony for "the Exchange of Notes for the Economic and Social Development Plan (Support for ASEAN Chairmanship)" was held...

Xaysomboun Hosts Bullfighting Competition as Part of Hmong Games

The Department of Education and Sports in Xaysomboun Province on Saturday organized the opening ceremony of this year's Hmong games which saw participants competing...

Vietnam Authorities Arrest Human Smugglers Transporting Chinese Nationals

Police and relevant authorities in Vietnam's Quang Tri Province have arrested Vietnamese nationals involved in a smuggling ring transporting Chinese nationals to Laos and...

MRC Council Acts to Strengthen Regional Cooperation, Protection of Mekong

The governing body of the Mekong River Commission last week approved a pair of major initiatives aimed at better coordinating and improving region-wide efforts...

Laos and Vietnam Military Hospitals Sign Contract on Medical Cooperation

The 108 Military Central Hospital in Vietnam will offer training to doctors from the 103 Military Hospital of the Lao People’s Army in 2023...

Lao Environmental Activist Wins Women of the Future Awards in Singapore

Founder of Zero Waste Laos, Souksaveuy Keotiamchanh, has received the Women of the Future Awards South East Asia in Singapore and is the only...