News Laos: What Is A Mutual Fund? How They Work And How To Invest For Beginners
Mutual funds explained for beginners. Learn how they work, their benefits, and how to start investing to grow your wealth.
News Laos: Laos seeks stronger Japanese investment partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, meets representatives of the Japan External Trade Organisation in Vientiane on June 22. - VT VIENTIANE: The government ...
News Laos: A fuel shortage is driving Laos — which is on the brink of a debt default — to seek out cheap Russian oil
The Southeast Asian country of Laos is discussing oil purchases with sanctions-hit Russia, the Nikkei reported, citing local media. It's the latest Asian country after bankrupt Sri Lanka to face ...
News Laos: ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose serious risks, regional financial leaders said Friday. Laos’ Finance Minister Santiphab Phomvihane read out a joint statement following meetings among finance ministers at a hotel in the […]
News Laos: Thai businessman among 10 jailed for life in major Laos corruption scandal
The People’s Court of Vientiane Capital has sentenced a Thai businessman and nine former senior Lao government officials to life imprisonment after convicting them in four major corruption and bribery ...
News Laos: Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turns 10 this year. Much ink has been spilled, digitally and otherwise, about the global infrastructure project. The “debt-trap diplomacy” claims that arose in ...
News Laos: Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave
Rescue workers in Laos are searching for an alternative way into a flooded cave where two people have been trapped for nearly two weeks.
News Laos: Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
Rescue workers in Laos have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. The operation was completed Saturday, a day after the first survivor was extracted.
News Laos: Asian Nation Laos to Legalize Bitcoin Mining And Trading
The Southeast Asian nation of Laos changed its official policy on September 9, authorizing six companies to trade and mine Bitcoin in a trial run while the government begins to draft regulations about ...
News Laos: Oudomxay Province inaugurates Laos’ largest solar power project
Laos launched a 1,000 MW solar power facility in Oudomxay Province, one of the country’s largest renewable energy projects. -- Photo credit: CGN Energy Laos VIENTIANE (Loatian Times): Oudomxay ...
News Laos: Chinese investment transforms capital of Laos
Today, Vientiane, the Laotian capital, is abuzz with change. Cars choke the paved city streets, and the downtown area is brimming with cafes, restaurants and bars catering to the small but growing middle class. Read more.
News Laos: Russia notes Laos' growing interest in ties with EAEU, BRICS — Lavrov
The two countries’ approaches to a wide range of international issues "overlap or are very close," the Russian foreign minister noted MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Moscow appreciates Laos' desire to ...
News Laos: Belarus, Laos demonstrate mutual interest in deepening cooperation
On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated President Thongloun Sisoulith of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the people of Laos on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding.
News Laos: Laos intensifies measures to tackle fuel crisis
VIENTIANE: The Lao government is taking urgent steps to ease the fuel crisis amid rising global energy prices and supply chain disruptions, rolling out measures to stabilise prices, ensure steady ...
News Laos: Laos-China electricity link on track to become operational in April
VIENTIANE: The 500kV Laos-China power transmission line was fully connected on Feb 5, strengthening cross-border electricity links and supporting clean energy trade in the region. The project links ...
News Laos: Laos–China 500 kV power line fully connected, operations to begin in April
VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Laos and China have completed the full connection of the Laos–China 500 kilovolt (kV) power transmission line, further enhancing their cross-border energy cooperation. since ...
News Laos: Laos, Hong Kong explore ties in green finance, gold markets
VIENTIANE: A meeting between a delegation from Laos' Ministry of Finance and representatives from financial institutions in Hong Kong, including Invest Hong Kong, discussed topics such as investment ...
News Laos: Laos cuts interest rate to support financial stability
The decision was approved during the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2026, where members reviewed the performance of existing m...
