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...
Laos has held talks with Russia regarding plans to trial the Russian-made “Sputnik V” vaccine against the Covid-19 virus.
According to a report in Lao...
Villages near the Xepon and Xebanghieng rivers in Savannakhet Province were hit by flash flooding amid torrential rains on Tuesday, with a number of...
Hundreds of foreign workers and tourists remain stranded in Laos, unable to return to their home countries.
While the number of foreigners remaining in Laos...
Authorities in Vietnam discovered a facility storing used condoms for recycling and sale during a search at an apartment on Saturday.
According to a report...
Laos and Cambodia are now the only two countries in Southeast Asia to have avoided deaths related to Covid-19.
Cambodia, with a comparatively larger population...