[email protected] Vientiane: As rainfall continues across Laos, rising river levels have caused flooding in several villages, leading to growing public concern, as communities brace for an escalating threat of widespread flooding. According to Nam News Network, continuous heavy rainfall in Laos has triggered rising river levels and widespread flooding across several villages. On Friday, several villages … Read more
Vientiane: The 2025 Mekong Tourism Forum concluded successfully, with Laos officially handing over a symbolic flag to Myanmar, the designated host for the 2026 forum. The handover ceremony was led by Phonemaly Inthaphome, director general of the tourism development department, under the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, and received by U Maung Maung … Read more
Bangkok: Sirima Panyarpisit, now Chief of the Customs Service Unit in the Chiangdao Customs House, is at the forefront of Thailand’s battle against the trafficking of illicit goods. In her previous role as a Port Control Officer in Laem Chabang, she and her team uncovered a substantial heroin shipment hidden within a container. Each discovery … Read more
Luang Namtha: Officials in Luang Namtha Province signed a contract on May 15 launching a quartz mining project in Sanghaen and Longkhaen villages, Nalae District. The agreement was signed during a formal ceremony at the provincial Department of Planning and Investment, with representatives from both the government and the private sector in attendance. The project … Read more
Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp. announced plans to release a new electric vehicle in North America and Japan in 2026. This vehicle will be the second EV developed in collaboration with Subaru Corp., although the sales price remains undisclosed. According to Lao News Agency, Toyota, recognized as the world’s largest automaker by volume, is aiming to … Read more
Nanning: At 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, convoys carrying electronic components, fresh vegetables, and daily necessities departed simultaneously from Nanning in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, heading for Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. This marks the first time that Chinese freight vehicles operating under the Greater Mekong Sub-region … Read more
