Retail

Online Sellers Face Renewed Enforcement of Business Registration Rules

Online sellers in Vientiane must register as businesses and obtain an e-commerce licence or face fines of up to LAK 10 million (approximately USD 440), under a notice issued by the Vientiane Capital Department of Industry and Commerce. The notice, signed on 3 July but only published online on 27...

Sihom Night Market Vendors Left in Limbo Ahead of 25 July Closure

Sihom Night Market in Vientiane Capital will officially close on 25 July, but with...

Vientiane Authorities Order Businesses and Major Retail Chains to Hold Prices Ahead of Pi Mai Lao

Authorities in Vientiane Capital have instructed businesses, markets, local sellers, and major retail chains...

ProPak Asia 2026 Set to Redefine Processing, Packaging Innovation Across Asia

ProPak Asia, Asia’s largest international trade exhibition for processing and packaging technology, is gearing...

Attapeu Steps Up Price Controls Ahead of New Year

Authorities in Attapeu Province have strengthened price control measures to stabilize the cost of...

Laos Sees a Trade Deficit of USD 230 Million in October

Laos recorded a trade deficit of USD 230 million in October, according to the latest information from the Lao Trade Portal. The trade deficit has...

Lao Garment Association Plans to Boost Local Production and Sales

The Association of the Lao Garment Industry (ALGI) hopes that soon every village will have at least one shop stocked with clothes produced locally....

New Vientiane Market Promotes Goods Produced in Laos

An entrepreneur in Vientiane Capital has launched a new wholesale and retail fresh market that promotes goods produced in Laos. The new market is located...

Finance Ministry: State Lottery Creates Jobs, Revenue

The Ministry of Finance has defended its decision to expand the national lottery to three days per week as a means of creating employment...

That Luang Lake Market Becomes Shopping Hotspot

The recently opened That Luang Lake Market, also known as Beung That Luang Market, has become a shopping hotspot overnight after the closure of...

Vientiane Bus Station Project Severely Delayed

The Vientiane Capital bus station construction project, which began in 2015, remains incomplete despite plans to be ready for use in 2018. Chitchareun Construction was...