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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...

Disney-Supported Project to Improve Working Conditions in Laos

A program supported by the Walt Disney Company to improve global working conditions was the center of discussions held Monday between representatives from the...

Former President of Sri Lanka Seeks Entry to Thailand

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested entry to Thailand, the Thai foreign ministry said Wednesday. Rajapaksa fled his island nation last month amid...

Cambodia Not Likely to Offer Monkeypox Vaccinations

Cambodia's health ministry has said it will not be commencing a vaccination campaign against the monkeypox virus unless World Health Organization (WHO) guidance deems...

Trial of Vehicle Segregation Proves Chaotic in Hanoi

Three days in, the trial of vehicle segregation on Hanoi streets has failed to calm traffic.  VN Express reports that the pilot program, which restricts...

ASEAN Bans Myanmar Military Leadership from Meetings for Inaction On Peace Plan

Myanmar’s junta Generals will be barred from ASEAN meetings until progress is made on the agreed-upon “Five-Point Consensus” for peace. Al Jazeera reports that the...

Russian Orthodox Church to be Opened in Yangon, Myanmar 

On Wednesday, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry announced plans to “create a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church of Exarchate of Southeast...