Air pollution worsened this week for the beginning of 'burning season', when farmers burn their agricultural waste to prepare fields for cultivation and sell the ashes as fertiliser, with very serious health consequences

A major local government overhaul will create 640 new sub-districts; The reform aims to streamline governance, bring authorities closer to communities, and strengthen local development as part of a broader modernization push

Mineral sector has exceeded its five-year production and revenue targets; The government credits stricter oversight, improved licensing, and stronger environmental standards

K-Food Ingredient Trade Mission was held in Vientiane; organized by KOTRA, it promotes Korean food ingredients and linking Korean suppliers with Lao buyers through B2B meetings and a public K-Food festival, marking 30 years of Korea-Laos ties

Utility Électricité du Laos EDL-Nam Theun 2 signed a contract with Indonesia’s state-owned INK to enhance hydropower capacity; The deal targets modernization, increased generation, and better grid integration to support Laos’s energy export goals