Vietnam

Laos Advances Land Compensation for Vientiane-Hanoi Expressway

Bolikhamxay is finalizing land compensation rates for the Vientiane-Hanoi Expressway, pushing forward a major infrastructure project designed to link landlocked Laos with Vietnamese seaports. Local officials met with affected households in Pakxan district, on 23 September to outline payment structures for residential plots, rice fields, and agricultural land.  The draft framework...

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 Rolls Out Digital Pre-Arrival System

Vietnam has launched the Pre-Arrival Information (PAI) system, replacing the paper arrival card that...

Thailand, Vietnam Target USD 25 Billion Trade Goal as Ties Enter ‘New Phase’

Thailand and Vietnam pledged deeper economic and security cooperation on 28 May as the...

Record Vietnam Rains Kill Seven, Flood 100,000 Homes

Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least seven people and inundated more than 100,000 homes, the environment...

Thousands Evacuated in Vietnam After Record Rain Triggers Floods

AFP - Thousands of people in Vietnam were evacuated from their homes after record rainfall of more than one metre in 24 hours submerged...

Leaders Tackle Regional Conflicts, Expansion on First Day of ASEAN Summit

Laotian Times, Isabelle Leong and Jan Hennop/AFP - Southeast Asia’s leaders gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 26 October, marking the start of the two-day...

Laos Signs UN Cybercrime Convention to Boost Digital Security

Laos has formally joined the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, signaling its commitment to global cooperation in combating cyber threats and advancing its digital...

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Strengthen Defense Ties Amid Trilateral Military Exercise

On 14 October, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang, held high-level meetings in Laos with President Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister Sonexay...

Cross-Border Wind Power Project in Laos to Begin Supplying Vietnam by End of 2025

A major wind power project backed by Vietnamese investment in Laos’ Bolikhamxay Province is now 80 percent complete and is expected to begin full...