The central bank of Laos has plans to ban the country’s residents from holding foreign currencies amid spiraling inflation and the rapid depreciation of...
Facing a toxic combination of high external debt, dwindling cash reserves, surging inflation and a nosediving currency, the small Southeast Asian nation of Laos...
A newly discovered underground gold mine in Laos that has just begun operations is expected to significantly bolster mineral production in the country and...
The China-Laos railway, which opened in December last year, has experienced significant transportation growth since its launch both in terms of passenger and freight...
The Lao government has lost $767 million to corruption in the past six years, media reports referred to the country’s State Inspection Authority.
The leading...
An authentic “Made in Laos” perfume brand is breaking its way through the competitive perfume market dominated by mostly foreign brand-name products and is...
Pandamart, the online grocery shopping brand of German food delivery company Foodpanda, is expanding in Laos with its so-called “dark stores,” small warehouses from...
The new high-speed railway line that connects Laos’ capital Vientiane with the country’s northern border to China and from there leads to Kunming, the...
Policymakers in Laos are studying a proposal to rise the country’s minimum wage as inflation and an increasing cost of living bites particularly low-earners,...
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. has issued licenses to two companies to trade in cryptocurrencies, Xinhua reported.
The first authorised platform is Lao Digital...
Laos has partially reopened its border for international tourists on January 1 and is now expecting at least one million fully vaccinated travelers visiting...
Southeast Asia’s small and impoverished nation of Laos has issued new regulations to govern cryptocurrency mining operations and trading platforms in the country after...
Expectations are high about the positive impact of the new Chinese-built high-speed railway line that crosses landlocked Laos from north to south. Meanwhile, all...
Residents of Laos’ capital Vientiane on October 16 witnessed the arrival of the first passenger high-speed train running on the new Laos-China railway line...