Vietnam has resumed flights between Laos and 18 other countries as it reopens to tourism. According to VietnamNet, the country now has active routes between Vietnam and China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Australia, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Vietnamese […]
Read MoreThe government of Laos has held talks on ways to control rising fuel prices faced by the country amid volatile global markets. According to the Department of Domestic Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, authorities are urgently attempting to find a solution to control high fuel prices, which affect transportation, inflation, and the […]
Read MoreThe Laos-China Railway Company is to operate a conventional train service from next month in order to accommodate a growing number of passengers. The new conventional train, which will run at speeds of 120km per hour and can accommodate over a thousand passengers, arrived in Vientiane Capital last week, Lao Post reports. Deputy Chief Engineer at […]
Read MoreThe value of bilateral trade between Laos and Cambodia jumped from US$10-20 million previously to more than US$100 million in 2020. The surge in trade growth was revealed when Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith paid an official visit to Cambodia and attend the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Phnom Penh from February […]
Read MoreThe Thai baht hit a five-month high on Monday with optimism over the nation’s tourism sector boosting inflows. Reuters reports that the baht rose as much as 0.7% for a second consecutive session due to inflows into stocks and bonds, as well as rising gold prices as sales of the metal in US dollars and conversion pushed […]
Read MoreTickets for travel on the Laos-China Railway will soon go on sale at the Vientiane Center – a shopping mall in the city centre – so that ticket sales are not limited to train stations, the Laos-China Railway Company Limited has said. The company, which operates the rail route, is also setting up an online […]
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