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Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the first seven months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.  The ministry shared the figures during a labor migration meeting in Vientiane on 22 September. Employment Department Director General Anousone Khamsingsavath said...

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

Laos Takes Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network

Laos has taken over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network for the...

Lao, Chinese Energy Firms to Study Battery Storage System for Laos Power Grid

On 11 September, Électricité du Laos (EDL) and Chinese energy company Shenzhen Yichu Smart...

Vietnam-Backed Bauxite Project in Laos Moves Toward 2028 Production

A major bauxite project in southern Laos is moving closer to production, with Lao...

Public Hotline to Report Abuses at the Market: 1625

Officials from the Vientiane Department of Industry and Commerce performed a random inspection at multiple markets such as Kuadin Market, Aussie Market, Phonthong Market and...

Meet Laos’ First Private Analytical Environmental Services Firm

On the 29th of March, Phanthamit Analytical Lab Company held a launch ceremony and officially became the first private, independent environmental analytical lab company...

Theun-Hinboun: 500% Return On Investment For Lao Government

The Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC) organized an event to celebrate its 20th Anniversary of operations  in Vientiane last Saturday. It had been exactly twenty years since the plant...

Phishing Site Claims to be BCEL One in April Fools Prank

Online scammers have just gotten trickier and this time they were after the sensitive financial data of state bank BCEL's faithful customers, and launching it on...

The UK’s Heathfield International School Brings New Standards to Laos

The United Kingdom's Heathfield International School has recently arrived, making Vientiane the home of its second branch in Asia (the first being in Bangkok), bringing new standards to Laos. Heathfield International School Vientiane uses the...

Thongkhankham Market Opens in Vientiane

The new modern commercial complex known as Thongkhankham Market in Vientiane has officially opened to the public since it had begun construction in 2015. The...