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Laos, Vietnam Set USD 4 Billion Trade Goal as Economic Ties Grow

Laos and Vietnam are pushing to take their economic partnership to the next level, with both countries targeting USD 4 billion in bilateral trade in 2026. The goal follows a strong year for trade, with two-way trade reaching USD 3.196 billion in 2025, up 12 percent from the previous year. The...

Trade, Energy, Tourism Drive Laos-Vietnam Economic Ties Past USD 1.3 Billion

Trade between Laos and Vietnam reached USD 1.305 billion during the first six months...
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Laos Formalizes Shanghai Cooperation Organization Dialogue Partner Status

Laos has strengthened its regional ties after formally confirming its status as a Dialogue...
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Railway Expansion, Education Reform Among Key Issues at National Assembly

Expanding the railway to southern Laos, rolling out a new school system, reducing poverty,...
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Myanmar’s Leader Wraps First ASEAN Visit in Laos, Signs Mekong Dam Study

Myanmar's recently elected President, Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in the 2021 military...
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Indonesia to Start Special Office to Tackle Myanmar Crisis

As the Chair of ASEAN in 2023, the country will be setting up an office to specifically look at managing the ongoing crisis in...

Laos, Vietnam Sign Bilateral Agreements to Boost Relations

Prime Ministers of the two nations signed ten bilateral agreements on Wednesday to strengthen the partnership between the two countries. Prime Minister of Vietnam...

Laos Among Weakest Passports in New Global Ranking

Laos has been ranked 93rd on a list of the world's most powerful passports, up slightly from last year's ranking.  According to the Henley Passport...

Prime Minister of Vietnam in Laos for State Visit

Vietnamese Prime Minister, Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, is in Laos today to co-chair the 45th meeting of the Laos-Vietnam Inter-Governmental Committee from 11-12 January. Mr....

Dutch Doctors Back in Laos to Conduct Free Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries

Nine doctors from the Netherlands run the Bridge the Gap foundation which organizes free cleft lip and palate surgeries for children in Laos every...

Lao Military Hospital Conducts the Country’s First Kidney Transplant Operation

103 Military Hospital has announced the success of the first kidney transplant operations in Laos, which was performed on two patients. Colonel Doctor. Savangxay Darasart,...
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