Laos will continue to help register, upgrade nationality status and provide assistance for Lao workers who do not have legal documentation in Thailand. At present, some 158,000 Lao nationals are currently working in Thailand but only 70,000 hold work permits and can be considered to be legally employed. A senior official from the assistance centre […]
Read MoreThe government will strive to collect taxes owed by businesses after they failed to pay them during the first six months of this year, according to a government report. Revenue shortfall has mostly been reported in connection with taxation, State property and various funds, as well as tax obligations by business units. The government’s monthly […]
Read MoreConstruction of the China-Laos railway, one of the key cooperation projects between the two sides, is underway and the line will go into operation by the end of December 2021. The 414-kilometer railway will link Boten, the northern Lao town bordering southwest China’s Yunnan Province, and Vientiane, capital of Laos. According to plan, the China-Laos […]
Read MoreLaos and China have enjoyed comprehensive cooperation with particularly robust growth in investment and trade, the Chair of the Laos-China Cooperation Committee has said. Ms Khemmani Pholsena, who is also Minister of Industry and Commerce, told Lao and Chinese media last week that China has been Laos’ top foreign investor. She made the comment when […]
Read More(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Monday attended the 31st ASEAN Summit themed ‘Partnering for Change, Engaging the World’ held in Manila, the Philippines. ASEAN leaders reviewed the implementation of ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and three ASEAN Community blueprints and visions to strengthen ASEAN Community. They encouraged all relevant sectors to continue implementing the blueprints and actions plans successfully and effectively thus […]
Read MoreThe Lao PDR must look for new drivers of growth by diversifying exports, maintaining macroeconomic stability, and providing good nonagricultural jobs to achieve sustained and inclusive growth, suggests a new study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The study was released at the executive macroeconomic working group meeting between the government and development partners in […]
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