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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...

Cambodian Ministry Plans Khmer Version of ChatGPT

Cambodia's Digital Government Committee plans to make a Khmer language version of the popular artificial intelligence (AI) technology, ChatGPT, available to the public. The country's...

Vietnam to Repair Highway Connecting it to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand

Vietnam has launched a project to repair and expand roads connecting its central region to the neighboring countries of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. Viet...

Air Pollution Makes Over 1 Million People Sick in Thailand

Thailand has seen over 1 million residents getting sick from the smog engulfing the country this year, which is most likely caused due to...

Australia To Train Lao Interpreters To Prepare For The 2024 ASEAN Chair Year

Seventeen staff from across the Lao Government have been selected to participate in the Australia-Laos ASEAN Interpretation and Translation Program. Upon completion of this...

Indonesia Jails Organizer, Security Chief In Soccer Tragedy

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — A soccer club organizer and it's chief of security were jailed by an Indonesian court on Thursday on charges of...

Five Hunters Jailed in Thailand For Killing Tiger and Cub

Five hunters have been sentenced to jail by the Thong Pha Phum provincial court in Kanchanaburi, Thailand for killing a tiger and her cub...