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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...
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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...
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Miss Universe Dispute Leaves Six Southeast Asian Franchises in Limbo

The Miss Universe Organization is facing a major dispute just weeks before its 75th...
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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...
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Thailand Announces New Scholarships For Neighboring Countries

Thailand Scholarship 2023 has recently been announced for students from four of its neighboring countries, namely Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. The Ministry of Higher...

Air Quality in Vientiane Capital Deteriorates Further This Week

According to IQAir, the air quality in Vientiane Capital reached a harmful high this week due to densely concentrated PM2.5 levels. Vientiane Capital reported its...

Laos Tests Digital Currency with Japanese Blockchain Company

The central bank of Laos has piloted a digital currency project with a Japanese blockchain firm to grow the digital economy and cashless payment...

Laos, China, Thailand Operate First Round-Trip Freight Train

The first China-Laos-Thailand freight train departed from Kunming on Tuesday carrying nine cold-chain containers packed with about 280 tonnes of fresh vegetables for export to...

Netflix Plans to Curb Password Sharing Among Users This Year

Netflix will reportedly crack down on password sharing among all users later this year following the company's error in posting a set of guidelines...

Laos is Third Most Searched-for Tourist Destination Among Thais in 2022

Laos was the third most popular country that Thai people searched for on Google Trends in 2022, according to the media website Kapook. Kapook has...
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