VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Many areas of Laos are now covered in thick haze, with PM2.5 levels greatly exceeding safe levels and having the potential to affect people’s health, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has warned.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Laos-China Railway Company Limited will introduce a cross-border service on the railway in mid-April.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Lao and Cambodian governments have agreed to continue cooperation in the field of security, and in particular to strengthen joint security operations around the borders of their neighbouring provinces.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Laos registered the first ever trade surplus of 2023 in February, when exports were worth US$505 million and imports were worth US$457 million.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Laos may struggle to deal with the expected surge in Chinese visitors arriving on the Laos-China railway from Kunming, the capital of neighbouring Yunnan province in China, a leader in the hospitality sector has said.