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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...
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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...
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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....
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Laos, Kazakhstan Seek New Railway Links to Expand Trade

Laos and Kazakhstan are exploring new railway and logistics links that could open a...
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Celebrating Pride Month: Voices From the Rainbow Community in Laos

Pride Month in June marks a time of celebration and reflection for the LGBTQ+ community worldwide. In Laos, the momentum toward acceptance and inclusivity...

Thailand’s Progressive Move Forward Party Braces for Court Case That Might Dissolve It

BANGKOK (AP) — The former leader of Thailand’s progressive opposition Move Forward party vowed on Sunday, 9 June, to keep fighting as the party...

Laos Gears Up for First Digital Population, Housing Census in 2025 With Pilot Test

Laos is preparing to conduct its 5th Population and Housing Census (PHC) in March 2025, with a pilot test set to take place in...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Will Be Indicted for Royal Defamation, Prosecutors Say

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai prosecutors said on 29 May former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, three months after he...

Constitutional Court of Thailand Agrees to Hear Case That Could Imperil Prime Minister

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court accepted a petition Thursday, 23 May, from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to begin an ethics probe...

Vietnam’s Top Security Official to Lam Confirmed as President

BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation’s new president. Lam was confirmed by Vietnam’s National Assembly after...
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