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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,...

Indonesia Bans Social Media Access for Under-16s

Indonesia became the first country in Southeast Asia to ban children under 16 from social media on 28 March, following a growing global push...

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...