Female civil servants in Laos are entitled to maternity leave ranging from four to six and a half months, depending on circumstances, under the newly amended Civil Servants Law.
Standard maternity leave lasts four months and can be taken before or after childbirth. For cesarean deliveries, leave is four and...
The Lao Thiao Lao campaign, which was launched in September 2020, to promote domestic tourism and support hospitality businesses within the country, is now...
More than 80 representatives from wildlife relevant enforcement agencies from Thailand and Laos met in Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand on 14 and...
Miss Fabulous Laos 2022, a beauty pageant competition that allowed transgender women to participate, has been discontinued permanently.
Miss Fabulous Laos 2022 has made...
A notice issued by the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union effectively banning transgender participants from beauty pageants has provoked a public backlash in Laos.
The...
According to recent reports, Vietnam's traditionally massive stockpile of coffee beans is dwindling, which is anticipated to increase global coffee prices. How will this...
As climate and weather patterns become more volatile, flood and drought events in the Mekong have become more frequent and intense with growing potential...