Laos encourages use of electric vehicles
September 28, 2023 | 10:09
The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has rolled out measures to promote electric vehicles (EVs), a type of vehicle that uses clean energy and protects the environment.
EVN proposes accelerated electricity imports from Laos
September 26, 2023 | 12:28
Vietnam’s apex power entity, EVN, is navigating an energised course to fortify the power supply for the northern region by 2025.
Six Mekong countries join hands in settle climate change
September 20, 2023 | 10:20
Six countries along the Mekong River – Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand - have committed to working together to tackle climate change issues, according to Surasee Kittimonthon, Secretary-General of Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
Laos stops power supply to cryptocurrency mining businesses
August 28, 2023 | 15:57
Electricite du Laos (EDL) has announced that it will no longer supply electricity to cryptocurrency mining operations in Laos, local media reported.
Laos, Thailand mull over building expressway linking to Vietnam
August 24, 2023 | 09:56
Authorities of Laos and Thailand have discussed a feasibility plan to construct a 160-kmexpressway from the central Lao province of Savannakhet to Lao Bao border gate of Vietnam, Lao media reported.
Laos continues to searching for Vietnamese driver missing in landslide
August 10, 2023 | 11:01
The Lao government and military have continued to search for a Vietnamese driver missing in a landslide incident on a section of National Highway 8 between Khammuan and Bolikhamxay provinces after having rescued 45 Vietnamese citizens trapped in the same area, Lao media reported.
All 45 Vietnamese stranded on landslide-hit road in Laos rescued
August 07, 2023 | 11:59
All the 45 Vietnamese people stranded due to landslides on a road linking Bolikhamxay province in central Laos with Ha Tinh province in central Vietnam have been rescued by Lao authorities.
Laos warns of heavy-rain-induced landslide, flooding risks
August 04, 2023 | 10:00
Rain has been falling steadily in recent days, inundating hundreds of hectares of farmland and affecting thousands of families in the central Lao province of Savannnakhet, the Lao Meteorology and Hydrology Department has announced.
Thai Binh province presents school to Lao locality
August 03, 2023 | 15:18
Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Binh has handed over a high school to the Lao northern province of Xayaboury, Lao media reported on August 3.
Vietnamese university honoured for supporting human resource development in Laos
July 26, 2023 | 15:06
The Rector of Cuu Long University in the southern province of Vinh Long, Luong Minh Cu, on July 25 received the Labour Order - Third Class from Laos for his contributions to human resource training for the neighbouring country.
Laos to implement QR code transactions with Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia
July 26, 2023 | 14:54
Laos plans to start using QR code transactions with neighbouring countries – Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia – from the fourth quarter of this year, according to Lao media.
Laos’ agricultural exports expected to exceed 2 billion USD in 2023
July 17, 2023 | 17:12
Laos expects to earn more than 2 billion USD from agricultural exports this year, up from 1.73 billion USD in 2022, local media reported.
Highway connecting Thailand, Myanmar, Laos helps boost cross-border economic activities
June 08, 2023 | 15:34
Thailand’s government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri has announced the country completed the expansion of the Highway 12 that connects Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos.
Laos: new airport helps attract tourists to Houaphanh province
June 08, 2023 | 15:26
The number of Lao and foreign tourists flocking to the far-north province of Houaphanh, Laos, has increased significantly after Nong Khang airport came into operation last month.
Lao capital promotes electric vehicles
June 06, 2023 | 14:22
As fuel prices continue to rise, promoting electric vehicles (EVs) as well as installing charging stations in the capital Vientiane of Laos is considered a solution to reducing environmental pollution in the future.
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