With the ASEAN Year of Skills underway, Lao PDR is revamping its national skills certification system to align with regional efforts on labour mobility and recognition. As ASEAN countries rally ...

KUALA LUMPUR - President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Monday tackled defense, economic, and education cooperation with Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.

Jakarta cannot wait passively for Timor-Leste and PNG to “catch up”, but must proactively shepherd these nations into ASEAN’s ...

VIENTIANE: Representatives from more than 50 non-bank financial institutions gathered in Vientiane to reimagine the future of finance in Laos ... the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), Visone Saysongkham.

KUALA LUMPUR - President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Monday tackled defense, economic, and education cooperation with Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.

The Lao economy is growing, driven by exports of services, electricity, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, but inflation and labor shortages continue to threaten stability, according to a new ...

Two ministers are retiring. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Bounkham Vorachit (pic), has been appointed Governor of the Bank of the Lao PDR, replacing Vetthana Dalaloy, who was ...

The Lao economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, driven by strong performance in services, electricity, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing. Foreign tourist arrivals rose by 21% while domestic travel ...

In 2025, Laos PDR, Philippines and Papua New Guinea still have female primary education enrolment rates under 90 percent,” the report stated. The decline, however, was offset by improvements in ...

SD3-PSGM, in collaboration with LRM and Lao PDR's Ministry of Finance, launched the implementation of the DRMM Project on 14 May 2025. To enhance understanding and collaboration among all project ...