Naphao International Border Checkpoint in Khammouane Province collected more than LAK 669.5 billion (USD 29.6 million) in customs revenue in the first half of 2026, exceeding its full-year target as mining debt repayments and stronger trade activity boosted collections.
According to Naphao Customs Head Souphat Sousengtay, the checkpoint received a...
Residents of Vientiane Capital have been left in the dark after street lights have stopped working in several districts.
Patchy street lighting systems in the...
The Laos-China Railway will open in December as scheduled but will be used primarily for freight transport, according to an announcement by the Prime...
The Deputy Mayor of Vientiane Capital has conceded that police checkpoints in the city were removed recently to prevent economic collapse.
Despite an increase in...
Vientiane Capital Station along the Laos-China Railway was unveiled yesterday as it nears completion before the opening of the railway in December.
Constructed over some...
Laos hopes to issue its own digital currency in the near future as part of cooperation with a Japanese financial technology startup.
Nikkei Asia reports...
