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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...

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...

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...

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...

Leader of Thai Opposition Party That Won Election Announces 8-Party Coalition Plan to Take Power

BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of the progressive opposition party that won a stunning victory in Thailand’s national election said Thursday that eight parties...

Thai Kickboxer Reprimanded for Displaying Effeminate Actions at SEA Games

Thai Kickboxer, Jimmy Pikanet Sukyik, was warned by the Asia Kickboxing Association (AKA) for displaying supposedly feminine behavior following his victory at the 32nd...

Lao National Gunned Down in Thailand Over Family Dispute, Say Police

A Lao national was shot dead in Ubon Ratchathani province in Thailand, on Wednesday, and local police report that he was killed due to...

Inflation and Debt Weigh Down Laos Economic Recovery, Says World Bank Report

Economic activity in Laos is weighed down by structural challenges, macroeconomic instability, and a deteriorating external environment, according to the World Bank’s latest Lao...

UN Expert: Myanmar Military Imported USD 1 Billion in Weapons Since 2021 Coup

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s military has imported at least USD 1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China, and other...

Laos, Vietnam, Thailand Join Hands to Boost Tech Innovation and Creativity

Makerbox Lao, University of Science and Technology Hanoi (USTH), and Khon Kaen University (KKU) Thailand came together to discuss a possible collaboration in promoting...