Laos’ economy expanded 5 percent in the first half of 2026, helped by a strong tourism season and growth in services, but slowed in the second quarter as the government works to meet its 6 percent target for the year.
Growth reached 5.5 percent in the first quarter before easing...
Laos is suffering from one of the highest inflation rates in the region, raising concerns as the population suffers from financial hardship.
Year-on-year inflation in...
Hundreds of thousands of laborers from Laos and Cambodia have begun returning to Thailand as the country opens its doors to migrant workers.
Thailand requires...
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.
KPL...
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...
