Vientiane: The Lao Government has set ambitious targets under its draft National Agenda on Rural Development and Poverty Reduction, aiming to lift more than 100,000 households out of poverty, reduce the national poverty rate from 14.78 percent to a si…

Vientiane: The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has attributed the continued high prices of goods and services, despite declining fuel prices, to a combination of economic factors, while reaffirming that strict measures are being implemented to stren…

Vientiane: The Lao government will expand the country’s strategic fuel reserves and accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), targeting EVs to comprise 30 percent of the national vehicle fleet by 2030. As part of the initiative, 50 percent…

Vientiane: The announcement was made by BOL Governor Bounkham Vorachit while responding to questions from National Assembly members during the First Extraordinary Session of the 10th National Assembly on July 7. The discussions focused on inflation, e…

Laos: Laos welcomed more than 2.1 million international visitors during the first five months of 2026, achieving 47 percent of the annual target of 4.46 million arrivals and marking an 8 percent increase compared with the same period last year, accord…

Vientiane: The agreement, signed last weekend, was endorsed by Minister of Agriculture and Environment Linkham Douangsavanh and LPRYU Central Committee Secretary Thonglee Sisoulith in the presence of senior officials from both organizations.

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Vientiane: An agreement between Laos and Myanmar for a feasibility study on a hydropower project along the Mekong River was signed on July 4, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Vientiane. The signatories were Phongsupthavy Sole Co., Ltd. of Lao PDR and Primus …

Vientiane: a low-pressure trough extending across the northern and central regions, along with strengthening southwest monsoon winds, is forecasted to bring widespread light to moderate rainfall across Laos. The advisory indicates that some areas may …