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US Solar Makers Push for Tariffs on Laos, Indonesia, India

A coalition of small United States solar manufacturers has petitioned the Department of Commerce to impose new tariffs on solar panel imports from Laos, Indonesia, and India, alleging unfair trade practices that threaten the domestic industry. As reported by Reuters , the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade filed...

Vientiane Steps Up Efforts to Re-pay Longstanding Public Investment Debts

Vientiane Capital has reaffirmed its commitment to settling longstanding public investment debts, starting with...

Cambodia Bans Thai Imports Amid Escalating Border Tensions

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia has announced the latest temporary...

Laos Wind Farm to Begin Full Operation in Late August, Says Sekong’s Deputy Governor

Commercial operations of the Monsoon Wind Project, Laos’s first and Southeast Asia’s largest onshore...

Laos Makes Steady Progress in Poverty Eradication, Several Districts Declared Poverty-Free

Laos continues to make significant strides in poverty eradication, with multiple districts across the...

MPs in Thailand Vote to Withdraw Cannabis and Hemp Bill

Much to people's dismay, the Thai House of Representatives decided to vote against keeping the Cannabis and Hemp bill on its agenda. This decision was...

Laos Gives All but Loses to Yemen at AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifier

In spite of their best efforts, Laos lost to Yemen with a score of 1-2, in the final game at the AFC U20 Asian...

Lao Basketball Team Finish Second in ASEAN Super League

The Thai basketball team defeated the Luang Prabang basketball team in the Asean Super League 2022 final play-off on Monday in Bangkok. The Nation Thailand...

Public Outcry Against New Anti-Trans Pageant Rule in Laos

A notice issued by the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union effectively banning transgender participants from beauty pageants has provoked a public backlash in Laos. The...

Laos Ranks 4th in the List of ASEAN Countries with Most Civil Servants

The Minister of Home Affairs has announced that civil servants in Laos comprise of 2.4% of the country's population and compared to ASEAN member...

Laos Loses to Japan in Second Match at AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifier

On Monday evening, the Laos U20 soccer team played its second match against Japan at the national football stadium in Vientiane and was defeated...