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VIENTIANE: The first National Media Congress was held in Lao capital Vientiane, adopting a roadmap to advance the modernisation of the country's media sector to improve its quality and effectiveness.
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: China approves market access to imported jackfruit from Laos, deepening agricultural cooperation
China has approved imports of fresh jackfruit from Laos that meet phytosanitary requirements, creating a new channel for agricultural trade between the two neighboring countries, according to an ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: Can Laos’ Communist Party Recover From the Current Economic Crisis?
The ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party has grossly mishandled the economy, but there is no political alternative – at least for now. For the past three decades, the Lao People’s Revolutionary ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: Visiting Vientiane, the world’s youngest Communist capital
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vientiane's Patuxai monument is arguably the city's most famous landmark. - Karl Hendon/Moment RF/Getty Images Aditta Kittikhoun ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: Laos Bet Big on China-Backed Dams. Its Economy Is Paying the Price
Laos' government has longstanding plans to turn the landlocked country of 8 million people into "the battery of Southeast Asia" by exporting electricity generated by hydropower dams along the Mekong ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: Laos calls for more support for vulnerable nations at UN forum
Laos has called for stronger international cooperation and increased support for vulnerable countries to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as only 36 per cent of ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: Hours-long fuel queues in Laos capital Vientiane
Long queues formed at petrol stations across the Laotian capital Vientiane on Monday as fuel shortages deepened, with the ripples of the Middle East conflict reverberating across landlocked Laos. The ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Economy: Visiting Vientiane, the world’s youngest Communist capital
Vientiane, Laos (CNN) — Aditta Kittikhoun has learned to anticipate the question. No, not Thailand, but it’s next to Thailand. No, not China, but it’s next to China. No, not Vietnam, but it’s next to ...