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Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the first seven months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.  The ministry shared the figures during a labor migration meeting in Vientiane on 22 September. Employment Department Director General Anousone Khamsingsavath said...

Vietnam Emerges as Laos’ Second-Largest Foreign Investor with USD 8 Billion in Projects

Vietnam has become Laos's second-largest foreign investor, with more than 400 projects worth a...

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

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

Miss Universe Dispute Leaves Six Southeast Asian Franchises in Limbo

The Miss Universe Organization is facing a major dispute just weeks before its 75th...

Laos, Thailand Move Forward With Plans for New Friendship Bridge Linking Vientiane, Loei

Laos and Thailand are studying a possible new Friendship Bridge linking Vientiane Province with...

Thaksin Moved From Prison to Hospital Less Than 24 Hours After He Returned to Thailand From Exile

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from prison to a hospital early Wednesday, less than a day after...

Lao Contestant Takes on Popular YouTuber Mr. Beast’s Global Sports Challenge

In a recent YouTube video hosted by the popular internet personality, James "Jimmy" Donaldson, better known by his YouTube username "Mr. Beast," a contestant...

Lao Prime Minister Congratulates His Newly-Elected Cambodian Counterpart

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphadone sent a congratulatory message to Cambodia’s newly elected Prime Minister, Hun Manet after he took over the Prime Ministerial...

Four Thai Bank Branches Discontinue Services in Laos

The Deposit Protection Office (DPO) of the Bank of Lao PDR announced this month that four Thai commercial bank branches in Laos have voluntarily...

Wealthy Property Developer Srettha Thavisin is New Thai PM Who Didn’t Hide His Political Views

BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that...

Bangkok to Nong Khai High-Speed Train Aims for 2027 Launch Amid Construction Challenges

Despite facing a range of challenges that have hindered construction progress, Thai authorities are actively working to expedite the Northeastern high-speed rail project, aiming...