Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors to pay Lao businesses using China’s digital yuan, without needing to exchange cash into Lao kip.
The system connects China’s digital yuan, known as e-CNY, with Laos’ domestic QR payment network. A Chinese visitor can now...
On 3 May, a 500-pound bomb was detonated in Soplao village, Huameuang district, Houaphanh Province.
The device, identified as an MK82—a type of aerial bomb...
On 29 April, the United Nations Human Rights Council commended Laos for collaborative participation in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), but fundamental rights issues...
Anti-corruption agencies, civil society groups, journalists, and NGOs from across Southeast Asia gathered on 29 April in Malaysia to strengthen their commitment to protecting...
Laos' exports to the United States are expected to face significant impacts following the recently announced tariff increases, prompting the Lao government to seek...
