Laos

The second phase of the construction of a flood protection embankment along the Mekong River in Vientiane has been signed and works will begin next month

The upgrade of Road 13 North, the main arterial link to neighboring countries, is now over 40% complete; works are securing water drainage and safety for pedestrians

The installation of electricity transmission poles along the Laos-China Railway have been completed, as well as the external power grid; officials confirm inauguration in early December 2021

State-owned enterprises are to be reformed under a new plan whereby failed managers running state-owned enterprises could lose their jobs if they have a poor performance and if the enterprise they run faces continuous losses

Online registration for the National University of Laos entrance exams has begun, with more than 4.000 so far people applying; the registration process is aiming to allow fast and convenient procedures while avoiding proximity in a new Covid-19 outbreak

Plans designed to improve agricultural production, enhance food access, promote the agricultural sector and implement services to replace imports with domestic products are being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Artifacts from approximately 2.000 years ago -including axes and a large vase used in burial rituals during the transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age, have been uncovered within the Sepon mine area by Lane Xang Minerals Ltd

Local ride-sharing startup LOCA recently launched its operations in Pakse City, the third city in the country to benefit from the service

Vientiane residents have expressed their dissatisfaction with the high electricity bills for April, May and June, despite a 3% discount on electricity tariffs to residential consumers in these months

Authorities in the capital have ordered that heavy trucks must reduce their weight by 20 percent during the rainy season in order to save money for road repairs and upgrades

The government placed a temporary ban on the import and export of livestock and beef products to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease

In a new decision by the authorities, citizens are now allowed to exercise outdoors in public parks during the closure period