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Nam Theun 2 Power Company Earns Laos’ First International Anti-Bribery Certification

Nam Theun 2 Power Company Ltd. (Nam Theun 2) became the first company in Laos to receive the ISO 37001:2016 or the Anti-Bribery Management Systems certification on 6 September. This certification highlights Nam Theun 2’s commitment to upholding transparency and integrity, with the endorsement of its shareholders Electricité de France...

Laos, Russia Team Up on Unexploded Ordnance Clearance in Houaphanh Province

Laos’s Ministry of Defense and the Russian Embassy in Laos launched a humanitarian project...

Xieng Khouang to Celebrate Khao Kai Noi Festival, Showcasing Laos’ Premium Rice

Xieng Khouang Province is set to host the Khao Kai Noi Festival from 25...

Laos-China Railway Hits 3 Million Passengers in First 10 Months of 2024

Over the first ten months of 2024, the Laos-China Railway transported a total of...

That Luang Festival to Feature Over 1,600 Booths Showcasing Lao Crafts, Culture

The 2024 That Luang Festival, running from November 11 to 15, is set to...

Special/Specific Economic Zones: Laos’ Top Incubator of Economic Growth

Throughout Laos' economic expansion history, a number of initiatives have been launched to improve the investment climate in the country. One of those successful...

Laos Government Approves Minimum Wage Increase

The government of Laos has officially approved an increase to the nation's minimum wage, from 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip per month, according...

ADB: GDP Growth to Reach 6.8% in 2018 and Increase to 7.0% in 2019

Laos' economic growth is likely to be sustained this year and accelerate in 2019, while inflation will edge up, says a new Asian Development Bank...

Public Hotline to Report Abuses at the Market: 1625

Officials from the Vientiane Department of Industry and Commerce performed a random inspection at multiple markets such as Kuadin Market, Aussie Market, Phonthong Market and...

Theun-Hinboun: 500% Return On Investment For Lao Government

The Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC) organized an event to celebrate its 20th Anniversary of operations  in Vientiane last Saturday. It had been exactly twenty years since the plant...

Laos is 110th Happiest Country in the World

According to the recently published World Happiness Report, Laos ranks 110th out of 156 countries in happiness. Finland takes the crown as the happiest country on...