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ASEAN SOAR Together Empowers MSMEs with Digital Boost at ABIS 2025

On 31 October, the ASEAN Foundation, in partnership with TikTok Shop and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia, showcased the success of the ASEAN SOAR Together program at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The showcase highlighted the power of public-private collaboration in...

American Headmaster and Son Killed in Rare Hornet Attack in Laos

An American headmaster and his teenage son were killed on 15 October after being...

Laos Kicks Off First-Ever Digital Census with Nationwide Field Data Collection

UNFPA - Santiphab Phomvihane, Minister of Finance and Deputy Head of the National Steering...

Leaf-Wrapped Lao Snack Mieng Goes Viral in Vientiane

A traditional Lao snack has gone viral. Mieng, a leaf-wrapped delicacy, is experiencing a...

Feasibility Study Begins for Boten–Nateuy Expressway, Highway Upgrades in Luang Namtha

A feasibility study for a proposed expressway linking the Boten International Checkpoint, on the...

Fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge Four Percent Complete

The 5th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, which links Beung Kan Province in northeastern Thailand to Paksan, Bolikhamxay Province in Laos, is now four percent complete. According...

Fewer Road Accidents in Laos During May

Laos saw fewer road accidents in May compared to the previous months of this year. A total of 43 people were killed in road accidents...

Community Spread Continues in Vientiane as Laos Confirms 15 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded another 15 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,025 Dr. Lattanaxay Phetsouvanh lead the daily briefing by...

Laos to Quarantine Close Contacts of Infected People

To break the chain of Covid-19 infections, the Ministry of Health has said it will quarantine anyone who has had contact with an infected...

3,000 People Affected by Floods in Xayaboury

Villages in Xayaboury District of Xayaboury Province have been hit by serious floods after days of torrential rain in northern Laos. Several villages in the...

China Provides Another 500,000 Doses of Sinopharm Vaccine to Laos

Laos has received another batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccines containing 500,000 doses from the Chinese government. The fifth shipment of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine arrived...