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Bolikhamxay Signs Deals for Three Solar Plants as Larger Project Advances

Bolikhamxay authorities signed investment agreements on 15 October for three solar power plants of up to 5 megawatts (MW) each in two districts, adding to a 100 MW project already advancing in the province. Paksan Energy Development and Lao Clean Energy will build, own, and operate the plants on company-owned...

Vietnam to Introduce Lao in School Curricula in Three Border Areas

Vietnam is preparing to introduce Lao-language classes in schools in Son La Province, Hue...

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Plan Stronger Border Security in 2027

Defense ministers from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen border security, speed...

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...

Govt to Double its Efforts to Tackle Economic Crisis and Drug Trafficking

Government agencies have been urged to double their efforts in addressing the two national agendas that look at tackling the ongoing economic crisis and...

Restaurant Pulled up by Authorities for Ad Featuring Women in Bikinis

A restaurant in Vientiane Capital has been reprimanded by authorities for an advertisement featuring women in bikinis posing at a waterfall on its premises....

Laos and Russia Consider Launching Direct Flights to Promote Tourism

Laos and Russia are in talks about launching direct flights, hoping to bolster tourism between the two countries. On 27 October, Deputy Minister of Information,...

Laos Celebrates International Day Of The Girl Child

On the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), the Lao Women's Union and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),...

Prudence Foundation, ChildFund Sign MOU to Improve Laos’ Financial Literacy

Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential plc in Asia and Africa with ChildFund in Laos on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Top 5 Places to Visit in Quang Nam, Vietnam

Vietnam is often hailed by many as Southeast Asia's next ‘it’ tourist destination. It was recently recommended as one of the Top places to...