Laos News

• Netherlands ousts Boskovic-less Serbia to face Japan in Volleyball Women's World Championship quarters August 29, 2025
  BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands ousted two-time defending champion Serbia in a five-set thriller here on Friday to set up a quarterfinal clash with Japan at the women's volleyball World Championship. The Serbian women, who were missing star hitter Tijana Boskovic due to injury, rallied from 27-25 and 26-24 down in the first […]
• 3rd LD Writethru: Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn over ethics breach August 29, 2025
  BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating the constitution over her phone conversation on the border issue with Cambodia. A panel of judges agreed by six votes to three to strip Paetongtarn of premiership status, ruling that her actions constituted a serious […]
• Roundup: Torrential rain triggers flash flooding across parts of Laos August 29, 2025
  VIENTIANE, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Days of heavy rain have triggered flash floods across parts of Laos, damaging homes, roads, and farmland, with authorities warning of further flood risks as rainfall continues. The Lao weather bureau issued a warning to prepare for the potential impacts of Typhoon Kajiki, which is bringing widespread thunderstorms, heavy rain, […]
• (SpotNews)THAILAND-BANGKOK-PM-CONSTITUTIONAL COURT-REMOVAL August 29, 2025
  (250829) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra (C) speaks to the press at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 29, 2025. Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating the constitution over her phone conversation on the border issue with Cambodia. (Photo by Rachen […]
• 2nd LD Writethru: Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn over ethics breach August 29, 2025
  BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating the constitution over her phone conversation on the border issue with Cambodia. A panel of judges agreed by six votes to three to strip Paetongtarn of premiership status, ruling that her actions constituted a serious […]
• Suspended Thailand PM Paetongtarn removed from office over leaked phone call with Cambodian leader August 29, 2025
  Bangkok [Thailand], August 29 (ANI): Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation, local media reported. Bangkok Post news outlet said that Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be removed by the military […]
• ADB backs Cambodia's drive for resilient public services August 29, 2025
  MANILA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it approved a policy-based loan of 50 million U.S. dollars to support Cambodia's efforts in enhancing governance and public financial management systems, enabling equitable and resilient service delivery. The first subprogram of the Strengthening Governance for Improved Service Delivery program continues the […]
• Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn over ethics breach August 29, 2025
  Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office after finding her phone conversation over the border issue with Cambodia violated the constitution. #GLOBALink
• Vietnam ramps up transport services to meet National Day travel surge August 29, 2025
  HANOI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's transportation sector is enhancing its services to meet the travel demand to and from the capital Hanoi during the 80th National Day parade, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan reported Friday. With the four-day National Day holiday from Saturday to Tuesday, the number of vehicles and passengers arriving in Hanoi […]
• 1st LD Writethru: Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn over ethics breach August 29, 2025
  BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating the constitution over her phone conversation on the border issue with Cambodia. A panel of judges agreed by six votes to three to strip Paetongtarn of premiership status, as her actions constituted a serious violation […]
• Urgent: Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn over ethics breach August 29, 2025
  BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office after finding her phone conversation over the border issue with Cambodia violated the constitution.
• Flash: Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over ethics breach August 29, 2025
  Flash: Thailand's Constitutional Court removes PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over ethics breach
• Vietnam introduces special incentives to attract science talents August 29, 2025
  HANOI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has issued a decree offering special recruitment and preferential policies for chief engineers and architects, aiming to attract talents in science, technology and innovation, local media VnExpress reported Friday. Under the newly issued decree effective from Oct. 1, 2025, qualified personnel will receive competitive salary packages, including […]
• Cash to be given out to Vietnamese ahead of National Day August 29, 2025
  HANOI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese citizens will receive 100,000 Vietnamese dong (about 3.79 U.S. dollars) as a cash gift on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the National Day, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday. Under the official dispatch issued by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday, the commemorative gift will be distributed […]
• Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City to raise financial support to boost birth rate August 29, 2025
  HANOI, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City plans to increase financial support from the current 3 million Vietnamese dong to 5 million (about 113.73 to 189.55 U.S. dollars) for women who give birth to two children before the age of 35, local media VnExpress reported Thursday. According to a resolution passed by […]
• Minister of Foreign Trade discusses cooperation with Vietnam Business Council August 29, 2025
  DUBAI, 29th August, 2025 (WAM) -- Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, met the Vietnam Business Council in the UAE to discuss how the business communities in both nations can take full advantage of the opportunities that will be created once the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in October 2024, […]
• Laos issues alert as tropical depression brings continuous rainfall August 29, 2025
  VIENTIANE, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- A tropical depression is moving northwest at a speed of 20 km per hour and is expected to cross Vietnam and enter Laos, bringing heavy rainfall to the central and southern parts of Laos from Friday to Sunday. The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology under the Lao Ministry of Agriculture […]
• Vinfast VF 6 and VF 7 Launch Date Confirmed 6th Sep Details August 29, 2025
  Launch Date Confirmed 6th Sep DetailsPre-bookings for are already open since July 15 for a token amount of Rs 21,000IndiasEV segmentis in a nascent stage and theres plenty of unlocked potential. With that in mind, Vinfast is working at an accelerated pace to launch its electric cars in India. The first EVs this Vietnamese brand […]
• 2nd seed Wang Zhiyi falls to Sindhu at badminton worlds August 29, 2025
  PARIS, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pusarla V. Sindhu, who had been struggling through a slump in recent months, rediscovered her top form in Paris, upsetting second seed Wang Zhiyi of China to advance into the last eight at the Badminton World Championships. The Indian shuttler, a world champion in 2019, had failed to progress beyond […]
• ADB $50 Million Reform Program Backs Cambodias Drive for Equitable and Resilient Public Services August 29, 2025
  MANILA, PHILIPPINES (29 August 2025) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $50 million Subprogram 1 of the Strengthening Governance for Service Delivery policy-based loan supporting Cambodia’s efforts in improving governance and public financial management systems, enabling equitable and resilient service delivery. The first subprogram of the Stre