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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 percent jump from the same period last year, as the country ramps up tourism promotion in Japan. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism reported that Japanese arrivals have climbed steadily since 2022, rising from 6,848...

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...

Van Crash in Thailand Kills Two Lao Nationals, Injuries 12

A passenger van carrying 14 Lao nationals crashed and caught fire in Thailand's Roi...

Laos Border Checkpoints Report Strong Revenue Growth in First Half of 2026, Exceed Targets

Laos’ international border checkpoints collected strong state budget revenue in the first half of...

Thailand to Profit From Hemp Production

Thailand is aiming to become a hemp-production center, with hemp products expected to earn the country about USD 700,000 dollars in income over the...

Laos Removed from Thailand’s Seven Nation Covid-19 Watchlist

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has revoked a declaration of seven countries, including Laos, as Covid-19 danger zones. The Ministry cited an improvement in the...

China and Indonesia to Expedite High-Speed Railway Construction

China and Indonesia have agreed to expedite collaboration on several landmark projects, including a high-speed railway linking Jakarta and Bandung. The two countries also agreed...

Lao Deputy Prime Minister Visits Cambodia

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs led a delegation on Wednesday to attend the 14th Meeting of the Joint Commission on...

Cambodia Subsidizes Over USD 100 Million to Stabilize Electricity Tariffs

Cambodia is to will provide more than USD 100 million in subsidies to state-owned Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) in 2022 to help stabilize electricity...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Visits Vietnam

Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, visited Vietnam on Wednesday on his way to Bali for a G-20 meeting. While in Vietnam at the invitation of...