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Oil Prices Spike After United States Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites

AFP - Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Asian stocks were lower as traders digested the weekend's events, with Iran threatening US bases in the Middle East as fears grow of an escalating conflict...

Asian Markets Wobble as Trump-Xi Talks Offset by Musk Row

AFP - Asian markets stuttered Friday as optimism from "very positive" talks between United...

Laos Targets 577,000 Tonnes to Boost National Food Self-Sufficiency

The Lao government has announced plans to increase the country’s production of meat, fish,...

Pest Migration from Southeast Asia Threatens Crops in Southern China, Research Found

Southern China is facing a surge in agricultural pests migrating from neighboring Southeast Asian...

Trump Stuns With Tariff Backtrack but Punishes China

By Danny Kemp with Sam Davies in Beijing/AFP - United States President Donald Trump...

Hmong Market Farmers in Tasmania Not Immune to Agriculture Industry Changes

ABC - Farming is what Dee Thao's family is best known for. Members of her Hmong community are familiar to most Tasmanian market-goers looking...

K-pop Star Hoshi Donates USD 70,000 to Upgrade Lao Orphanage School

Kwon Soon Young, known as Hoshi, a member of the popular K-pop group Seventeen has donated USD 70,000 to improve educational facilities at the...

Japan Step Up to Provide Emergency to Provide Emergency Food Stocks For Targeted Relief Efforts

The Embassy of Japan signed an agreement on critical support to Lao’s disaster relief needs and to alleviate food security today. Emergency food stocks...

ASEAN Defense Ministers Unite in Laos for Peace and Security Talks

The 18th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 11th ADMM-Plus successfully concluded in Vientiane, Laos, from 19 to 22 November. Held under the...

Laos to Enforce Ban on Unregistered, Unlabeled Food Products in 2025

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced new regulations, requiring all food products to carry proper registration, Food and Drug Department (FDD)...

September Trade Figures Show Drop in Exports, Imports for Laos, Excluding Electricity

In September, Laos recorded a total foreign trade valuation of USD 1,064 million, marking a 12 percent decline from August, according to the Lao...