Vientiane: Lao PDR has shown greater resilience to the global oil shock triggered by the Middle East conflict in 2026, supported by sustained policy adjustments that helped lower inflation, stabilize the kip, rebuild foreign reserves, and improve debt…
Vientiane: The World Bank has projected that the Lao economy will grow by 3.8 percent in 2026, warning those recent macroeconomic improvements remain fragile amid renewed global uncertainty and rising oil prices.
According to Lao News Agency, the Jun…
Vientiane: On September 29, 2025, Mr. Maithong Thammavongsa, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, led a delegation to the Embassy of China in Vientiane to extend congratulations on the occasion of the 76th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic
Vientiane: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its economic growth projections for Laos downward, pointing to persistent debt vulnerabilities, weak external demand, and ongoing trade tensions as key factors tempering the nation’s recovery. In its latest outlook report released
Vientiane: On the sidelines of the VIII Congress of the Vientiane Capital Party Organization, Mr. Khanthong Sipaserd, President of the 3F Lao Sustainable Agriculture Cooperative, told media that the cooperative has the potential to generate employment for up to 5,000
Vientiane: Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, gave field guidance at the construction site of the Kusong City Hospital on Sep 8.
