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Health & Environment

China to Tax Condoms After Three Decades in Demographic Policy Shift

After three decades of tax-free status, condoms in China will soon be subject to VAT under a new policy aimed at countering the country’s deepening demographic decline, but public health critics warn it may increase the risk of sexually transmitted infections.  The new measure, which will impose a 13 percent...

Over 500 Women in Attapeu Receive Funding to Boost Nutrition, Household Farming

More than 500 women in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province, have received over LAK 1.27...

Over 1,600 New HIV Cases Reported in Laos in First Nine Months of 2025

HIV continues its steady, often unseen spread across Laos, where 1,617 people were newly...

Indonesia, Thailand Race to Find Missing as Flood Toll Tops 600; Laos Sends Condolences

AFP and Laotian Times - Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear...

Asia-Pacific Delegates Gather in Laos’ Vientiane to Advance Agroecology at TARASA25

The international conference “Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: A Contribution to Food Systems...

One of the 19 Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Tests Negative

The National Taskforce Committee announced in a press briefing that among the 19 confirmed COVID-19 patients currently in the state's care, one from Vientiane...

Laos Confirms 19th Case of Covid-19 Infection

A 21-year-old man from Phonepapao in Vientiane's Sisattanak District has been confirmed as the country's 19th case of Covid-19 infection. The 21-year-old student had stayed...

Laos Confirms Two More Cases of Covid-19: Total Now 18

Two new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed among residents of a housing complex in Laos, bringing the total number of cases in the...

Sixteenth Covid-19 Case Confirmed in Laos

A 23-year-old woman has been confirmed as the 16th person to test positive for Covid-19 in Laos after close contact with Case 10. The woman,...

Laos Confirms 15th Case of Covid-19

Laos has announced its 15th case of Covid-19, involving a student returning from study abroad who traveled alongside two other confirmed cases. A 20-year-old woman...

Two New Covid-19 Cases Announced in Laos: Total Now 14

Lao authorities have announced that two new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Vientiane Capital, bringing the total number of cases to 14. The...