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....
Year-on-year inflation in Laos increased to 9.9 percent in April, according to the latest statistics from the Lao Statistics Bureau.
Inflation jumped from 6.25 percent...
The extremely valuable Asian Rosewood tree faces several threats to its survival, according to a new study, published last month in the scientific journal...
Laos has recorded 230 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported tests 2,323 were conducted across...
Laos is promoting investment in mining to boost revenue through the export of natural resources, however, officials say it must also ensure environmental protection. ...
