Laos

The country is about to start experimental production of drugs to help in the treatment of drug addiction in accordance with the strategy of the Ministry of Public Security

The slight decrease in the number of road accidents compared to previous years, including a reduced number of deaths, reflects the effects of the strict Covid-19 measures in place during 2021, according to the head of the traffic police department

The government aims to attract 709 enterprises to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) over the next five years to create jobs for local people and generate more revenue for the state budget

Authorities in northern Laos have seized and destroyed more than 200 kilograms of wild animal parts that had been openly for sale in fresh markets; the Saoloa is one of the world's rarest large mammals and a highly threatened wildlife

The $5.9 billion railway connecting Vientiane and Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, has been officially inaugurated with Buddhist monks blessing the first of the bullet trains, though it’s unclear when a regular service will begin

Nearly 3/4 of Vientiane's drivers habitually break speed limits and nearly 1/3 of drivers have been drinking alcohol, as a new research on the growing problem of road accidents by the Department of Transport and Traffic Police Department shows

Despite several environmental groups reporting fears of serious damage to the Mekong ecosystem and local people's livelihoods, the country will supply electricity from three hydropower projects to Thailand

A giant 100-meter tall Buddha statue to be built in Vientiane has triggered anti-Chinese anger throughout the country, as beneath religious symbolism lies fear of economic and political dominance by China

The two audit authorities State Audit Organization and State Inspection Authority have discovered massive losses - millions of dollars are involved - due to corruption; in 2020, the country was the third most corrupt country in the ASEAN bloc

Professor Dr. Mayfong Mayxay, vice-president of the University of Health Sciences, has received an Asia Innovation Award for his research on malaria, one of the country's key SDGs