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More Lao Citizens Live Abroad as Foreign Population Nearly Doubles

The number of foreign nationals living in Laos has nearly doubled over the past decade, led by a sharp increase in Chinese residents, even as hundreds of thousands of Lao citizens live abroad. Laos recorded 79,827 foreign residents in its 2025 census, up from 45,538 in 2015. The census also...

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...

Timor-Leste Moves to Join Cluster Munition Ban at Vientiane Conference

Timor-Leste has taken a formal step toward joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions, signing...

Seven-Year-Old Becomes Laos’ Youngest Internationally Rated Chess Player

Seven-year-old Bounthiengtham “Jayson” Sengphachan has already done something no Lao chess player his age...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

South Korea to Employ 2,000 Lao Workers in Industrial, Agriculture and Fisheries Sector

South Korea has requested the Lao government to send 2,000 workers from the country to be employed in the industrial, agriculture, and fisheries sector,...

Amata City Lao Receives THB 150 Million Loan to Develop Smart City in Northern Laos

Amata City Lao Company, a subsidiary of the Thai Real Estate company AMATA Group in Laos, secured THB 150 million (about USD 4.2 million)...

Chart Thai Pattana Party Joins Pheu Thai-Led Coalition to Form New Government in Thailand

In a move to strengthen their political coalition in Thailand's House of Representatives, the Pheu Thai Party welcomed the Chart Thai Pattana Party along...

Lao Brewery Co. Ltd. Provides Drinking Water Worth Over LAK 300 Million to Flood Victims

The Lao Brewery Company Ltd. has donated its Tigerhead-brand drinking water worth more than LAK 300 million as part of its relief assistance for...

Hospital Opens Doors to “One-Stop” Services For Survivors of Violence for First Time in Laos

The Ministry of Health unveiled the nation’s first hospital-based One-Stop Service Unit (OSSU) for survivors of violence in Mahosot Hospital on Monday. The OSSU...

Laos to Receive THB 1.8 Billion Loan From Thailand to Develop Khamsavath Station in Vientiane Capital

Laos is likely to receive a loan worth THB 1.8 billion (around USD 51 million) from Thailand to develop the Khamsavath Station in Vientiane...