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Health & Environment

Laos Expands Agricultural Exports to China Amid Stronger Bilateral Cooperation

Laos and China have agreed to enhance product quality, technology transfer, and market access for Lao farmers, while pledging to strengthen plant quarantine systems and cross-border disease prevention to ensure the safe and sustainable flow of Lao products to Yunnan Province. The two sides held the 15th meeting of the...

Laos Targets 90 percent Urban Water Access by 2030

Following the recent announcement of major transport and city infrastructure projects, the Ministry of...

World Sight Day 2025: Investing in Eye Health Could Bring USD 31.2 Million Benefit to Laos Over the Next Five Years

A recent study revealed that an investment of USD 2.12 million in eye health...

Laos Reports Over 9,400 Dengue Fever Cases in the First Nine Months of 2025

Dengue fever continues to challenge communities across Laos, with 9,408 infections and one death...

Rising HIV Infections Among Youth in First Half of 2025 Highlight Ongoing Health Challenge

More than 1,100 people in Laos were newly infected with HIV in the first...

Bird Flu Spreads to New Countries, Threatens Non-stop “War” on Poultry

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that...

Luang Prabang Chokes Under Smoky Air as Crop Burning Season Begins

The AQI (Air Quality Index) readings in Luang Prabang have reached an unhealthy level this week, resulting in poor air quality for residents. According to...

Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife Announces Move to New Location

The Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife has announced that it may need to release animals back into the wild as part of the process...

Tigerhead Supports Societal Needs by Championing Sports Event

The Lao Brewery Company extended its support to the Oudomxay Half Marathon, which attracted hundreds of runners from across the country, a development that...

103 Military Hospital Completes Complex Brain Surgery

For the past two months, the medical team of the Lao Army has been working in collaboration with experts from the Chinese Liberation Army...

Laos to Bury Tangled Overhead Cables Across the Country

Laos has announced a plan to bury overhead cables in the capital of Vientiane, with plans to extend the project to the rest...