Politics

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

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...

Timor-Leste Moves to Join Cluster Munition Ban at Vientiane Conference

Timor-Leste has taken a formal step toward joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions, signing...

Laos Warns of Lasting Toll at Vientiane Meeting as Cluster Munition Use Rises Worldwide

Laos is hosting the Convention on Cluster Munitions’ Third Review Conference 16 years after...

Vientiane Court Hands Life Sentences to Former Bank Employees in Major Corruption Cases

A court in Vientiane gave life sentences to several former bank employees for corruption....

Laos, Kazakhstan Seek New Railway Links to Expand Trade

Laos and Kazakhstan are exploring new railway and logistics links that could open a...

Lao Front Elects Party Leadership

The Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) on Friday elected its Party leadership to oversee the work of the organisation for the next five...

President of Ireland to Visit Laos

Irish President Michael D. Higgins will visit Laos on November 14-16 to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation between Laos and Ireland, the Presidential Palace...

Asean, China Join Forces to Tackle Transnational Crime

ASEAN member states and China will further boost their joint efforts through bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanisms to tackle transnational crime. Transnational crime includes drugs...

Laos, China Prosecutors Confirm to Strengthen Future Cooperation

The Office of Supreme People's Prosecutor of Laos and China’s equivalent organization made a commitment in Vientiane on November 8 to further strengthen the...

51st Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information Held

Representatives of ASEAN member countries met in Vientiane on Tuesday for the 51st Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information to discuss...

Ministry Calls for Tougher Action to Stamp Out Corruption

Government bodies should do more to weed out and prevent corruption, using the methods put in place by the Party and state. This was the...