VIENTIANE — When a ChinaAid sign was recently erected in front of the Patuxai monument in Vientiane that honors those who fought for Laos’ independence from France, the imagery was grating for many …
Lao economy to grow slower this year, but stable outlook for 2024: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered the economic growth forecast for Laos in 2023 to 3.7 per cent from 4 per cent projected in April.
Lao PM Siphandone confident Laos-China relationships will only get better despite mounting foreign debt
Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone sat down for an interview with CGTN, a state-run English news channel, to discuss Laos-China relations, along with Laos’ mounting foreign debt.
Chinese state nuclear company to build green energy base in Laos
Deal will see generation exported to China, which owns a majority stake in the power grid of its small neighbour …
Laos-Vietnam trade hits US$833mil in first half of 2023
The combined trade value of imports and exports between Laos and Vietnam in the first six months of 2023 exceeded US$833 million, a slight increase of 1.06 per cent compared to the same period in 2022 …
ASEAN Gives Laos a Reprieve Over Myanmar Crisis
Indonesian President Joko Widodo hands over the ASEAN ceremonial gavel to Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone of Laos at the Closing Ceremony of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023.
Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
A human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos has been deported back to China despite pleas from rights groups and United Nations experts for his release.
164 telecommunications fraud criminal suspects brought back to China from Laos
A total of 164 criminal suspects involved in telecommunications fraud were brought back to China from Laos on Monday. A charted flight transporting 92 criminal suspects landed at the Zhengzhou …
Yet Another Crypto Scam, Thai Authorities Take Five Into Custody For $27M Fraud
Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) arrested five foreign nationals, four Chinese and one from Laos, for organizing a fraud cryptocurrency investment platform in the country that bilked …
Few customers but plenty of cash?: N Korean restaurants remain open in Laos
Today, only an estimated 17 remain in China, Russia and Laos, plus a single restaurant in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, operating in violation of United Nations sanctions that came into full force in …