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No Longer Poor: Can Laos be Clean, Green and Great?

By Anoulak Kittikhoun, originally published on Fulcrum Analysis on Southeast Asia Laos will graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category this year. Doing so not only achieves a national aspiration from the 2000s but also marks the end of a decades-long categorisation that has framed the country as “poor”....

Laos Launches New Climate Project to Support Vulnerable Communities in Northern Laos

Laos has launched a new climate adaptation project in the north, targeting vulnerable groups...

Laos-China Railway Trade Reaches USD 11.7 Billion as Railway Expands

Cross-border trade along the Laos-China Railway has reached a cumulative value of over CNY...

Laos plans to open its first aquarium in Vientiane

Laos is moving forward with plans to develop its first aquarium, following the signing...

Umoney Partners with LOCA to Enable Mobile Payments for Taxis, EV Charging

Two Lao tech companies signed an agreement that allows users to pay for taxi...

Japan Tech Firms Start Lao PDR Data Center Project

Toyota Tsusho, Internet Initiative Japan, and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities announced the start of a joint demonstration project in the Lao PDR. The firms...

Indochina Aviation Centre Introducing Bizav to Mekong Region

First-time MEBAA exhibitor Indochina Aviation Centre (Stand 936) is here to introduce potential customers to travel opportunities in the Mekong region and to meet...

Laos Launches New Law Application

Members of the general public can now download an application about Lao laws via App store, a new choice for disseminating laws that was...

Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Programme Launches in Laos

Ten students from the National University of Laos, University of Savannakhet, University of Champassak and Souphanouvong University in LuangPrabang province have been selected to...

3 Online Services in Laos You Didn’t Know You Needed!

Laos is seeing a growing number of online services, from online stores to delivery services, but you may be missing out on  some of...

Whatsapp Rolls Out Video Calls

Whatsapp, the world's most popular messaging app, and arguably one of the most widely used apps in Laos, is finally rolling out video calls. The...