Economics10/1/2025 11:34:07 AM
Strengthening trade and investment ties between Australia and Laos is in sharp focus this week as Mr. Charles Olsson, Australia’s Business Champion for Laos, visits the country from30 September to 3 October 2025.
Economics9/30/2025 2:53:00 PM
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) and Plan International Laos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Lasting Laos Project – Supporting Young Entrepreneurs and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Lao Tourism Value Chain to Adopt and Promote Sustainable Consumption and Production, Circular Economy and Decent Work Practices.
Economics9/30/2025 10:41:31 AM
On the sidelines of the VIII Congress of the Vientiane Capital Party Organization, Mr. Khanthong Sipaserd, President of the 3F Lao Sustainable Agriculture Cooperative, told media that the cooperative has the potential to generate employment for up to 5,000 workers and to help alleviate poverty among its members.
Economics9/26/2025 12:30:19 PM
The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Laos (CCIFL) officially launched CCIF’Elles on Thursday evening — a new network aimed at bringing together women of all nationalities, including entrepreneurs, professionals, and homemakers, to share experiences, foster connections, and support one another. The launch event was held at Restaurant Métisse in a warm, welcoming, and inspiring atmosphere.
Economics9/25/2025 1:17:36 PM
Over the past five years (2021–2025), Vientiane Capital has maintained steady economic growth, averaging 5.34 percent per year. By 2025, the city’s total GDP reached 89,278.8 billion kip, equivalent to an average of 85.17 million kip per capita.
Economics9/18/2025 2:22:58 PM
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on technical cooperation for clean energy development in the Lao PDR was recently signed between the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee and CGN Energy Technology (Laos) Co., Ltd.
Economics9/10/2025 2:10:12 PM
This recognition reflects the success of Xayaburi Hydroelectric Power Plant as a regional model of international best practices in sustainable clean energy.
Xayaburi Power Company Limited (XPCL), an associate company of CK Power Public Company Limited, one of the region’s largest producers of electricity from renewables with one of the lowest carbon footprints, and the operator of the Xayaburi Hydroelectric Power Plant, has been awarded the prestigious Labour Medal together with an Achievement Certificate by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
