VNA Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc held phone talks with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on November 10 to discuss bilateral ties and regional cooperation ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit. PM …
Laos expects higher economic growth in 2021
The Lao government is optimistic that the economy will grow by 4-4.5 percent in 2021 despite complex global changes and Laos’ financial difficulties, according to local daily Vientiane Times report on …
Laos conducts over 70,000 tests for COVID-19
(Xinhua) — Laos has conducted 70,252 tests for COVID-19 since January, with 24 being positive for the coronavirus infection, according to the Lao Health Ministry. Deputy Director General of the …
Lao govt confident of economic recovery next year, with up to 4.5% growth
The government is optimistic that the economy will grow by 4-4.5 percent next year despite complex global changes and Laos’ financial difficulties.
Street vendors surround family’s car and thurst dozens of chicken kebabs through windows in Laos
Vilaiyphone and his relatives were on a day trip in Champasak province, Laos, when they pulled over at lay-by next to a park, on October 31. Sensing there were sales to be made, half-a-dozen food …
SHB Finance co-operates with MasterCard to issue international credit cards
Dinh Quang Huy, CEO of SHB Finance, and Winnie Wong, MasterCard’s country manager for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia at the signing ceremony In light of the agreement, SHB Finance will become an official …
Vietnam, Laos see import and export turnover rebound
A clean banana preliminary processing facility in Laos Despite suffering a decline compared to the same period last year, the speed slowed down, while showing a gradual increase until the end of the …
Japan extends almost ¥43 billion in loans to Myanmar for roads and corporate finance
Of the total, ¥27.78 billion will be earmarked for a project to build a bridge on a road that crosses Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
200 Chinese Sent Back From Laos After Trying to Cross the Border Without Papers
Chinese Sent Back From Laos After Trying to Cross the Border Without Papers. 2020-11-05 — Lao authorities on the country’s border with China this week pushed back around 200 …
From Laos to French Guiana: The story of the Hmong people
After fighting alongside the French in the Indochina war and the Americans during the Vietnam War, the Hmong people were forced to flee Laos when the Communists took power. On their arrival in …