HSMM FRAGRANCE announces the launch of another two new products, Lady of Lao and Black Intense, at the Outstanding Entrepreneurs “Made in Laos” Award 2021 ceremony held on March 18. HSMM FRAGRANCE, an authentic “Made in Laos” fragrance brand, has received an impressive response from customers after the nation’s first perfume brand was launched in […]
Read MoreThe year-on-year inflation rate jumped to 7.3 percent in February, the highest figure recorded in Laos since January 2016. The surge in consumer prices has been driven by the spiralling cost of fuel and other imported products due to the continuing depreciation of the kip, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. […]
Read MoreTravelers hoping to enter Laos, including Lao citizens and foreign residents, have expressed disappointment regarding unclear entry requirements. A recommendation issued yesterday and circulated among the media led many to believe that entry procedures would be streamlined, allowing for online registration in place if complicated paperwork. The recommendation, issued by the Covid Committee of the Ministry of […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Health is considering cancelling Lao New Year festivities because of the Omicron outbreak, with the number of new Covid cases reported each day having risen from under 200 to upwards of 800. The surge in cases has prompted the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to declare a new wave of […]
Read MoreConstruction of a railway linking Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province is expected to begin in November, an investor involved in the project has said. The railway, estimated to cost US$5 billion, is a proposed line that the Lao and Vietnamese governments have agreed to jointly develop. It would […]
Read MoreGovernment bodies have been told to revise the price structure of fuel to minimise the impacts on the economy as well as ease the financial burden on ordinary people. Minister and Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Alounxay Sounnalath, outlined the results of the government’s monthly meeting held in Vientiane last week, chaired by […]
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