Laos

Faced with a debt crisis and various other economic problems, Laos saw its inflation jumping to 30.1 per cent year-on-year in August from 25.6...

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...

China continues to be the largest foreign investor in Laos, having invested about $16.4 billion into 833 projects so far, Vientiane Times cited the...

The Lao government has plans to reduce its ownership in national carrier Lao Airlines to 51 per cent in an attempt to get mounting...

Laos has plans to issue regulations for offshore online gambling businesses with the aim to attract operators targeting markets elsewhere in Southeast Asia, particularly...

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 government of Laos has agreed in principle to a minimum wage increase amid rising cost of living and rampant inflation in the country,...

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...

The opening of the new high-speed train line in Laos has filled the last gap in what is now the longest continuous railway route...