VIENTIANE, Aug. 18 (Xinhua): The number of dengue cases in Laos rose to 5,025 on Tuesday with nine deaths since January. The highest number of 1,154 dengue patients were recorded in the Lao capital …
Economist: Laos to face sharp decline in remittances due to pandemic
Remittances in Laos are projected to decline by about 50 percent in 2020 as a result of the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, local daily Vientiane Times quoted a senior economist as …
Vietnam and Laos to further strengthen bilateral ties amid Covid-19 and regional issues
Laos Party Secretary General and President Bounnhang Vorachit and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Phu Trong have agreed to continue protecting and nurturing the great friendly relations, special …
Vietnam, Laos PMs discuss ways to boost bilateral relations
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on August 14 discussed strategies to boost bilateral relations in the 2021–2025 period, with vision to 2030. Prime Minister …
Laos faces material risk of default, says Moody’s
Laos in South East Asia faces a material risk of default, ratings agency Moody’s warned on Friday as it cut the country’s credit rating heavily. The Laos government has $1.2 billion of debt payments …
Laos, Government of — Moody’s downgrades Laos’s rating to Caa2, outlook changed to negative
Moody’s downgrades Laos’s rating to Caa2, outlook changed to negativeRead the full article at Moody’s …
Laos gets UNICEF funding to mitigate impact of Covid-19 on education
The Global Partnership for Education is allocating a grant of US$7 million via UNICEF to help respond to and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education in Laos.
14.5-km tunnel on China-Laos railway drilled through
Vientiane Railway to link China with Laos has been bored through, the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said.
Laos: Ecotourism motivates villagers to conserve wildlife
Benefits generated by ecotourism in northern Laos have helped people to make a change from hunting and consuming wildlife to conserving endangered species, an expert in the field has said.
Laos reports 75 deaths from road accidents in July
A total of 75 people were killed in 518 road accidents in Laos during July, according to the latest report from Lao Ministry of Public Security. According to the report issued by the traffic police …