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Mobile Phones Fuel Surge in Savings: What the Global Trend Means for Laos

More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report.  This momentum in financial inclusion is creating new economic opportunities.  Mobile-phone technology played a key role in...

Vietnamese Company to Grow Coffee, Durian, Blueberries in Pakxong

On 16 July, Champasak Province signed a land concession agreement with Lao-Viet Agriculture Company...

Dozens Dead in Vietnam After Ha Long Bay Tourist Ferry Sinks

By ran Thi Minh Ha/AFP - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still...

Cambodia Targets Cross-Border Crime with Mass Arrests, Signs Pact with Laos to Combat Scams, Drug Trafficking

Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1,362 individuals, including hundreds of foreign nationals, in...

Misbehaving Monks: Sex Scandal Shakes Thai Buddhist Faithful

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON/AFP - Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into...

Laos Confirms 1,140 New Cases of Covid-19 and Two Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,140 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as two new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...

Lao Prisoners Make Daring Escape from Cambodian Prison

Seven inmates at a prison in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, have made a daring escape by breaking through a wall. The incident occurred on Monday...

Lao Front asks Government to Address Land Disputes and Compensation

  The Lao Front for National Development (LFND) has asked the National Assembly to address land disputes and land acquisition without development across the country. According...

Inter-Ministerial Technical Workshop Held for Implementation of ODSCs in Laos

On the 28th of last month, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs...

USA Provides USD 240,000 to IOM for COVID-19 Response

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) continues ongoing support for returnee migrants, vulnerable populations, and migrant-receiving communities in Laos under a new project funded...

Laos Confirms Over 1000 New Cases of Covid-19

  Laos has recorded 1049 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with three new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...