A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal describes the genetic epidemiology and dynamics of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum responsible for malaria outbreaks in Attapeu ...

The way Vientiane sees it, the risks of investing in public works and infrastructure development, even if funded by increasingly problematic debt from China, are greater than the risks of not ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred the government of Laos and some businesses to adopt digital reforms, but Laos’s digitalization lags compared to the rest of Southeast Asia due to the high cost of the ...

15 December 2020: On the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our calls on the government of Laos ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks of countries around the world, based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be. The results are given on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is ...

Sithong Chitnhothinh, Ambassador and Resident Representative at the Permanent Mission of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the IAEA, and Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the ...

Laos borrowed billions from President Xi Jinping's administration to finance railways, highways and hydroelectric dams, which has ballooned public debt to over 100% of GDP. Combined with a currency ...

The Lao People's Democratic Republic has postponed a proposed US dollar benchmark 144A/Reg S bond offering until early next year, citing timing reasons. HONG KONG, Dec 21 (IFR) - The Lao People's ...

Laos’ state-led development model, built on foreign investment in infrastructure and natural resources, particularly from China, has delivered growth but also generated significant debt, environmental ...