Asia Laos The country recorded the highest number of accidents in the capital Vientiane in 2022, over 1.000, with most accidents caused by speeding
Asia Laos An EU-funded ITC project teaches Laotian chilli and basil farmers how to eliminate pests safely, earning stable incomes and supporting their families
Asia Laos Lao authorities have rescued and repatriated about 1.680 victims of human trafficking and forced labour in a Special Economic Zone run by China since it was established in 2007, according to a report
Asia Laos Laos and Thailand are cooperating to prevent cross-border wildlife trafficking since four tiger cubs were rescued in Thailand after being smuggled from Laos
Asia Laos Despite signs of economic recovery in early 2022, Laos' public and private debt will exceed 100% of GDP by 2022, according to the World Bank's latest economic update
Asia Laos Residents have expressed their discontent with the request for donations, despite an existing budget, by the Vientiane Capital Department of Education and Sports to support athletes who will represent the city at next month's National Games
Asia Laos Lao agricultural products generated US$522 million in revenue in the first half of 2022 and accounted for 20% of all exported products
Asia Laos Figures for 2021-2022 show that 91,5% of the population has access to clean water and 82% use hygienic latrines; the ambition is to be free of open defecation by 2025
Asia Laos Mekong River Commission launched a competition that challenges university students in the region to design a sustainable and cost-effective technology to monitor the Mekong's water level, rainfall, soil moisture and water quality
Asia Laos People affected by the Nateuy station construction project by the Laos-China Railway have been transferred to newly built houses in Luang Namtha Province
Asia Laos Vientiane Agro-Forestry Development Consultant (AFDC) has extended a project in the Nongkhamsean wetland to protect biodiversity, support ecology and increase ecotourism
Asia Laos The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a decision allowing foreign land firms to provide land surveying and valuation services
Asia Laos The use of a new breed of mosquito will be tested in the country: the yellow fever mosquito, injected with Wolbachia bacteria, could help control the transmission of dengue fever