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Laos Steps Up Anti-Corruption Reforms, Deepens Cooperation With Vietnam

Laos is ramping up efforts to strengthen transparency and public accountability, rolling out a new Party resolution alongside deeper cooperation with Vietnam on inspection and anti-corruption work. At high-level talks in Hanoi on 25 August, Lao and Vietnamese officials agreed to strengthen ties between their inspection and anti-corruption agencies, exchanging...

US Court Strikes Down 75-Country Visa Pause, but Ruling Does Not Lift Laos Travel Ban

A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that paused immigrant...
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Japanese Arrivals to Laos Jump 36 Percent Amid Renewed Tokyo Tourism Push

Laos welcomed 23,133 Japanese tourists in the first six months of 2026, a 36...
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Prime Minister Calls for Tighter Oversight of Boten SEZ Amid Development Challenges

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for stronger management of the Boten Special Economic...
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Laos-China Railway Trade Surges as Cross-Border Freight Hits New Highs

Trade along the Laos-China Railway continued to grow sharply in the first half of...
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UN Envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer to Leave Post in June

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Noeleen Heyzer, the UN special envoy for conflict-torn Myanmar, will be leaving the job in June, the United Nations announced...

UN Chief Implicitly Criticizes Cambodia’s Upcoming Elections After Top Opposition Party Ban

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections Wednesday for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party...

BOL Shares New Credit Policy to Stimulate Lao Economy

The Bank of Lao PDR convened a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday to discuss implementing a new credit policy aimed at...

Thailand’s Tourism Authority Keen on PM Candidate Pita Limjaroenrat as New Ambassador

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is planning to approach Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward party who won the May 2023...

Explainer: Amended Lao Law on Foreign Currency Management

Over the past two years, Laos has experienced a sharp depreciation of its local currency, the LAK, against foreign currencies. The government has taken...

Lao-Korean Pokémon Player to Compete at Pokémon World Championships in Japan

A Lao-Korean Pokémon player will compete in the upcoming Pokémon World Championships in Japan from 11 to 13 August this year.  21-year-old Jong Dae Jong,...
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