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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...

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...

Laos, Vietnam Set USD 4 Billion Trade Goal as Economic Ties Grow

Laos and Vietnam are pushing to take their economic partnership to the next level,...

Vietnam Announces USD 500,000 Donation to Ukraine During Japanese PM Visit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced a USD 500,000 donation in humanitarian aid to Ukraine during a visit by the Prime Minister of...

Three Children in Indonesia Die from Mysterious Liver Disease

Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease that has been reported in countries around the world. The new and severe form...

Bangkok Mall Fossils Are Genuine, Say Geologists 

Decorative fossils embedded in the walkway of Bangkok’s Siam Square shopping mall have been examined by experts and found to be real.  The examination was...

Vietnam Drops Test Requirements for Entry

As of this week, travelers entering Vietnam through Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City no longer need to prove that...

Top US Official on East Asian Affairs to Visit Laos and Cambodia

The US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J Kritenbrink will visit Cambodia and Laos from 1 - 7...

Thailand Ditches ‘Thailand Pass’ System to Revive Tourism

In a move aimed at reviving global arrivals, Thailand is to cancel its "Thailand Pass" system from 1 June, allowing tourists to enter the...