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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 a declaration of accession in Vientiane on 15 September during the treaty’s Third Review Conference. Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas signed the Declaration of Accession, and handed to Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

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,...

Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...

ProPak Asia 2026 Set to Redefine Processing, Packaging Innovation Across Asia

ProPak Asia, Asia’s largest international trade exhibition for processing and packaging technology, is gearing up for its most ambitious edition yet, opening under the...

Thailand to Begin Construction of Border Fence with Cambodia

Thailand will begin construction of a border fence along its frontier with Cambodia in April, Thai military officials said. The project aims to stregthen...

Vietnam Warns of Possible Flight Cuts Amid Jet Fuel Shortage

Travellers flying to and from Vietnam could face disruptions as early as next month, after the country’s aviation authority warned that jet fuel supplies...

Lao Airlines Raises Flight Costs by Up to 125 Percent as Fuel Prices Soar

Lao Airlines, as Laos’ national carrier, announced an increase in its fuel surcharge (YQ) for both domestic and international flights, effective 11 March, as...

Vietnam Cuts Fuel Taxes to Zero, Urges Work From Home as Middle East Crisis Bites

Vietnam has slashed fuel import tariffs to zero and called on businesses to shift employees to remote work, as escalating conflict in the Middle...

Thailand Orders Suspension of Fuel Exports, Raising Risk of Shortages in Laos

Thailand has ordered the temporary suspension of fuel exports following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that poses a direct threat...