Vietnam has become Laos's second-largest foreign investor, with more than 400 projects worth a combined USD 8 billion approved, according to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vietnam ranks second among 53 countries investing in Laos, behind China, whose investment in the country totals USD 15 billion.
Lao authorities approved six...
Laos joined an international railway corridor stretching from Southeast Asia to the Baltic coast of Europe, in what officials describe as a historic milestone...
Construction of the Nam Ngeun International Checkpoint in Xayabury Province has reached over 60 percent completion as of June, slightly behind schedule, officials reported.
Located...
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, 8 June, killing at least 19 people.
The quake...
