Economy

Former EDL Executives, Senior Officials Get Life in Landmark Laos Corruption Cases

On 1 July, the Vientiane Capital People’s Court announced verdicts in four major corruption cases involving 17 defendants, among them former senior government officials, state enterprise executives, and businesspeople.  The court handed down life sentences to at least ten defendants, including senior figures from the inspection, banking, energy, and foreign...

Vientiane Completes New 9.3-Kilometer Mekong Embankment

On 1 July, Vientiane officially opened a new 9.3-kilometer stretch of Mekong riverfront featuring...

China-Laos Low-Carbon Project Expected to Cut Emissions by More Than 1,200 Tons Annually

The Vientiane-Saysettha Low-Carbon Demonstration Zone is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than...

Lao President’s Book Donated to 22 Lao Schools Across Vientiane

More than 22 schools across Vientiane Capital received copies of President Thongloun Sisoulith’s memoir...

Power Outages to Hit Four Vientiane Districts in Early July

Electricite du Laos (EDL), a state-owned national electricity utility, will cut power across four...

ASEAN–Russia Trade Reaches US$13.4 Billion

ASEAN-Russia bilateral trade reached US$13.4 billion in 2015, representing 0.6 per cent of ASEAN’s total trade, placing Russia as the eighth largest trade partner...

PM Urges Indigenous Promotion Of Nam Bak Orange Farming

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the authorities and local people of Nam Bak district, Luang Prabang Province to continue promoting the farming of...

Rice Planting Going to Plan

Agricultural authorities have not reported any adverse weather conditions so far, two months into the rice planting season, although locusts have caused damage in...

Projects Help to Put Food on the Table in Poorest Districts

The Southern Laos Food and Nutrition Security and Market Linkages Programme (FNML) based in Attapeu province and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development...

Vegetable Prices Decrease in Vientiane Capital

The price of vegetables in Vientiane markets has fallen, the Laophattana newspaper reported on Friday. Vientiane authorities carried out price checks in markets last week...

Number of Japanese Investors in Laos Surges As Country Integrates With Region

MORE AND more Japanese companies are investing in Laos given that the country is integrating with the region and the world and is improving...