The Lao government is committed to achieving zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet needs for family planning, and zero gender-based violence and harmful practices.
Vietnam's steel industry has targeted carbon neutrality by 2050 and started to transition to a greener model of production, according to the Vietnam Steel Association.
Indonesia will temporarily relax rules that have slowed development of solar energy in the coal-dependent country, lifting one of the many regulatory and legal roadblocks to the archipelago’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.
Hosts Cambodia expect a medal harvest at the 32nd South-East Asian (SEA Games), a biennial multi-sport event scheduled from May 5 to 17, a top official has announced.
Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith has extended best wishes to Lao compatriots, Lao expatriates abroad and foreign expatriates in Laos on the occasion of Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao), which falls from April 14-16.