Nearly 100,000 businesses in Laos are using the newly-introduced tax management system known as TaxRIS, which aims to reduce the loss of money owed to the government.
Lao villagers told to vacate their farms by month’s end
About 100 families from two villages in southern Laos were forced to give up 190 hectares of farmland to a company that will build a cassava processing plant after Lao soldiers threatened them if they …
Lao villagers told to vacate their farms by month’s end
About 100 families from two villages in southern Laos were forced to give up 190 hectares of farmland to a company that will build a cassava processing plant after Lao soldiers threatened them if they …
Floods wreak havoc across Laos
Thousands of people in Oudomxay, Bokeo, Huaphan, Phongsaly and other northern provinces are suffering from flash floods after heavy rain in recent days inundated their communities.
Laos dam leaks normal, says Thai partner
Reported leaks at the sides of the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower dam under construction in Laos were not a cause for concern and were normal when a dam began storing water, Electricity Generating Plc …
Debt Troubles in Laos Reveal Economic Turmoil in Developing World
the tiny Southeast Asian nation of Laos is displaying many of the hallmarks of a new emerging-markets crisis waiting to happen.
Inflation in Laos reaches over 25 per cent
Inflation in Laos increased to 25.6 per cent year-on-year in July from 23.6 per cent in June, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. Higher prices of fuel and consumer goods an …
China remains Laos’ top foreign investor, says investment minister
VIENTIANE, July 19 (Xinhua): China continued to be the largest investor in Laos, with cumulative investment in 833 projects amounting to around 16.4 billion U.S. dollars, a Lao minister has said.
China remains Laos’ top foreign investor, says investment minister
VIENTIANE, July 19 (Xinhua): China continued to be the largest investor in Laos, with cumulative investment in 833 projects amounting to around 16.4 billion U.S. dollars, a Lao minister has said.
The Folly of Pakistan’s China Gamble
Including Sri Lanka, 42 middle- and low-income countries, such as Djibouti, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, and Zambia, have reportedly taken on significant debt obligations to China worth over ten percent of GDP.