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Naphao Customs Exceeds Annual Target on Mining Debt Repayments, Trade Growth

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...

Laos Inflation Edges Up in July, Electricity Prices Surge 91.5% Year-on-Year

Electricity prices jumped 91.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year,...
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Laos Eyes State Fuel Stations as Future EV Charging Hubs

Laos is exploring plans to turn state-owned fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging...
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Online Sellers Face Renewed Enforcement of Business Registration Rules

Online sellers in Vientiane must register as businesses and obtain an e-commerce licence or...
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Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...
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Asian Development Bank Predicts Positive Economic Growth for Laos

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects positive growth for the economy of Laos despite the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Vientiane Times reports that...

Water Supply in Vientiane Capital May Experience Shortages During Pi Mai

Vientiane Capital Water Supply State Enterprise has announced that residents in the capital should store and conserve water during the Lao New Year festival...

New PM Tells New Minister of Finance to Plug Leaks and End Corruption

The prime minister of Laos has urged the country's new finance minister to put an end to financial leaks, as well as ending corruption...

Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project Now 85 Percent Complete

The Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project is now 85 percent complete and is expected to go online in May 2022. According to a report by...

Laos-China Railway Track 80 Percent Complete

The laying of railway track for the Laos-China Railway project is now 80 percent complete, with the final sections of track scheduled to be...

World Leaders Discuss Finance for Development and Debt Management Amid Covid-19 Fallout

Laos is among 42 countries that have had their credit ratings downgraded since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The world has been teetering on...
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