Vientiane Capital has fallen short of government goals to reduce school dropouts, with financial pressures and barriers to attendance keeping children out of classrooms, education authorities reported on 10 November.
The primary school dropout rate stood at 2.38 percent, compared with the government’s goal of keeping it below 0.4 percent....
Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi is to hold a meeting of defense ministers with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next week in...
The Third Ordinary Session of Laos' National Assembly (Ninth Legislature) is underway, with delegations debating a variety of issues, and one representative is calling...
Laos' Finance Minister Bounchom Oubonpaseuth has assured National Assembly members that public debt is still manageable, despite the total amount remaining considerable.
Vientiane Times reports...
Thailand's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has announced the complete cancellation of the Thailand Pass system for travelers entering Thailand.
Khaosod reports that...
Risks abound, but growth is expected to normalize in the region as COVID recedes.
On 12 April, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) published its...
