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Economy

ASEAN SOAR Together Empowers MSMEs with Digital Boost at ABIS 2025

On 31 October, the ASEAN Foundation, in partnership with TikTok Shop and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia, showcased the success of the ASEAN SOAR Together program at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The showcase highlighted the power of public-private collaboration in...

Laos Kicks Off First-Ever Digital Census with Nationwide Field Data Collection

UNFPA - Santiphab Phomvihane, Minister of Finance and Deputy Head of the National Steering...

Feasibility Study Begins for Boten–Nateuy Expressway, Highway Upgrades in Luang Namtha

A feasibility study for a proposed expressway linking the Boten International Checkpoint, on the...

Eight Parking Zones Planned in Vientiane Ahead of BRT Launch

To prepare for the upcoming operation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, the...

Laos Sets New Economic Direction Under 2026–2030 Development Strategy

Laos is setting an ambitious new course for national growth as the Ministry of...

Japan Supports Three Projects in Laos in the Education and Healthcare Sector

The Government of Japan will be providing grant assistance worth USD 270,000 for three projects in Xayaboury, Xieng Khouang and Vientiane Provinces. Grants will be...

Student Competition Announced to Modernize Mekong River Technology

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) recently launched a one-of-a-kind competition that challenges the region’s university students to design cost-effective, sustainable technology to monitor the...

Govt Join Hands with OCK Group, Malaysia to Build Telecom Tower Company

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has signed a shareholder agreement with the engineering services firm to set up a company to build telecommunications towers...

Students in Bokeo Debate on LGBTQ+ Issues on International Day of the Girl Child

This week, adolescents in Huayxai district, Bokeo province took part in a debate competition on the theme ‘my body, my rights to mark International...

Laos-China Railway Installs Timer to Charge Parking Fees at Vientiane Station

Laos-China Railway has installed a timer to calculate the parking fee of vehicles entering and leaving the Vientiane railway station. After the announcement of overnight...

Lao Economy Suffers Setback from a Weakening Kip

According to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Kip's value depreciated by 37.4 percent against the US dollar and 32.9 percent...