The United States has lowered its reciprocal tariff on Lao imports from 48 percent to 40 percent, following President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariff letters to 14 countries. While the reduction offers some relief, the pressure on Laos and other US trade partners remains intense ahead of the...
Over 1 million passengers have traveled on the Laos-China Railway since its opening in December 2021, according to transport authorities in China's Yunnan Province.
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Lawmakers have begun discussions surrounding a raise of the national minumum wage amid inflation and an increasing cost of living.
Authorities in Laos have discussed...
The Japanese Government has provided grant assistance worth USD 92,485 for the Improvement of the Department of Japanese, National University of Laos.
The grant has...
China has announced the closure of international border crossings connecting it to Luang Namtha Province in Laos due to local outbreaks of Covid-19.
According...
Authorities in Mukdahan, Thailand, have seized 20 tonnes of pork smuggled into Thailand from Laos across the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
Thai customs officers uncovered the...