Health & Environment

Laos Warns of Lasting Toll at Vientiane Meeting as Cluster Munition Use Rises Worldwide

Laos is hosting the Convention on Cluster Munitions’ Third Review Conference 16 years after it hosted the First Meeting of States Parties in 2010, which produced the original Vientiane Declaration and Action Plan. More than 800 delegates are attending the conference, which runs from 14 to 18 September and is...

Xayabouly African Swine Fever Outbreak Kills 5,400 Pigs, Poses No Risk to Humans

The African Swine Fever has spread across six districts of Xayabouly Province since the...

Vietnam-Backed Bauxite Project in Laos Moves Toward 2028 Production

A major bauxite project in southern Laos is moving closer to production, with Lao...

Laos Steps Up Crackdown on Beauty Clinics, Orders Dr. Nith to Halt Procedures

The Ministry of Health has ordered Dr. Nith Beauty Center, a local beauty clinic...

Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into...

WHO Downgrades COVID Pandemic, Says It’s No Longer Emergency

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating...

Sustainable Tourism Can Conserve Environment, Says Tourism Official

Ms. Sengsoda Vanthanouvong, Deputy Director of the Tourism Promotion Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) recently spoke about the impact of tourism...

Xieng Khouang Authorities Kill Pigs Smuggled from Vietnam

Authorities in Nong Het District, Xieng Khouang Province have seized and killed hundreds of smuggled pigs from Vietnam, which were infected with a deadly...

Two Resorts in Luang Prabang Report Damage Due to Forest Fires

Whether it is lack of occupancy or damage to property, tourism-related businesses in Luang Prabang have continued to get affected by slash-and-burn practices that...

Nine Injured After Being Struck by Lightning in Oudomxay Province

A group of farmers in Oudomxay province was injured on Wednesday after being struck by lightning while working on their farm during a thunderstorm. According...

Laos Sees Remarkable Decline in Malaria Infections in 25 Years

By incorporating a wide range of 'accelerator' strategies Laos has been able to eliminate malaria considerably from its population, says a report from World...