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Young Barista Crowned at First International Coffee, Tea Day in Luang Prabang, to Compete in South Korea

From 3 to 5 October, Luang Prabang hosted the International Coffee and Tea Day (ICTD) 2025, the first-ever joint celebration of International Coffee Day and International Tea Day in Laos.  The event also featured over 40 exhibition booths and the Lao Young Barista Championship, where Tavanh Sengdala won first place...

Laos Opens New Fuel Import Route via Vietnam to Boost Northern Energy Supply

On 4 October, the Lao Petroleum Authority (LPA) officially opened a new fuel import...

Historic First U.S.-Lao Business Roundtable Strengthens Trade and Investment Ties

On 29 September, Washington, D.C., hosted the first-ever U.S.-Lao Business Roundtable, bringing Prime Minister...

AirAsia Eyes Vietnam Expansion in Push to Cover All of Southeast Asia

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia is in talks to launch a new domestic airline in...

Australian Business Champion Visits Laos to Boost Agriculture, Mining Cooperation

Australia’s Business Champion for Laos, Charles Olsson, is visiting Laos from 30 September to...

Toyota and Daehan Dominate Laos Auto Market

Laos Auto Market in first half of 2016 hit record sales and production. The market is dominated by Toyota and Daehan while the most of...

BFL Receives UN Support For Female-run Businesses

Banque Franco Lao Ltd (BFL) has been awarded a grant by UNCDF's SHIFT Challenge Fund's Second Window for Women's Financial Inclusion, funded by the...

Ministry Amends Law On Single Window Service For Investors

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is amending the law on the single window service and its management in a bid to streamline the...

Lao Small Businesspeople Invest In Foreign Countries

While still small in number, the number of Lao businesses investing in other countries of Asean is increasing. Meanwhile, many more businesses from Asean nations...

SilkAir Adds New Connections From Singapore to Laos

SINGAPORE Airlines subsidiary SilkAir will be launching thrice-weekly flights from Singapore to Laos come October 31. It will operate a circular route between Singapore, Vientiane...

World Bank – Scaling Up Rural Sanitation in Lao PDR: Latrines Makes Good Business

A scaling up rural sanitation program in Champasak and Sekong provinces was the first government-led Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and sanitation marketing pilot in...