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Laos launches plan to stem illegal logging after revenue drop
Authorities in Laos have launched a pilot programme to track the source of timber from sawmills and wood-processing plants after Lao Prime Minister Thongsing...
Laos seeks infrastructure investors
The Lao government is planning to launch an initiative to promote joint investment between state and private sectors to upgrade the country's roads in...
Myanmar-Laos friendship bridge to open in 2015
A new bridge connecting the border regions of Tarchilaik Township in Shan State and Lwenintha Province of Laos across the Mekong river is due...
Laos told to manage its debts
Debt-ridden Laos has been told by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tighten its policies to avoid a "major economic crisis". An IMF mission...
‘Financial crisis’: Laos stops payment for public projects
Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong said during a special government meeting in Vientiane on September 13 that Laos was running a "high debt level"...
Laos forges closer ties with East Timor
Laos and East Timor pledged to draft a number of bilateral and multilateral frameworks during a state visit of East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana...
Thailand worried over Laos railway delay
Delays on the Laos side of the China-ASEAN high-speed rail line have pressured the Thai government to take matters into their own hands.
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Laos introduces new trade portal amid strong growth
Laos launched a new online trading platform in late June, the Lao PDR Trade Portal, providing traders and government agencies an easily accessible source...
Clinton on historic Laos visit to promote investment
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Vientiane on July 11 from a brief trip to Hanoi for an official one-day visit, the...
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Brunei’s population shrinks on worker exodus, fewer births
Early results from Brunei’s 2021 population census show that the country is moving towards an ageing population due to falling birth rates and a...
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