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Health & Environment

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects in Vientiane Capital due to serious environmental and safety concerns, including recent land collapses in residential areas. The decision was announced in an official notice from the National Assembly on 1 July, the same day it...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

Laos Confirms 223 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 223 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 4,342. Dr. Phonepaseuth Saymongkhoun spoke during the daily announcement...

China Bans Cattle and Cattle Product Imports from Laos

China's customs department said yesterday that it has banned the import of cattle and cattle products from Laos to prevent the spread of lumpy...

Canada to Donate 17.7 Million Doses of AstraZeneca to Low and Middle-Income Countries

Canada has announced it will donate nearly 18 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to low and middle-income countries, including Laos, through the COVAX...

Vientiane Capital Provides 100 Beds for Champasack Province

Vientiane Capital has provided one hundred beds to Champasack Province for use in field hospitals to treat Covid patients. According to a report by Lao...

Laos Reaches Over 4,000 Total Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 256 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 4,119. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun led the daily announcement by...

Luang Namtha Inundated by Floods after Torrential Rain

Villages in Luang Namtha District of Luang Namtha Province have been inundated by floods after days of torrential rain. According to a report by the...