Currencies
Laos begins digital currency trial with Japan blockchain company
Southeast Asian country explores cross-border payments to get ahead of the curve
Economy
Economy
Laos struggles with unexploded bombs 50 years after Paris Accords
Hidden dangers from another era hinder economic development
Belt and Road
Ambition, concern drive Lao-China high-speed rail project
December marks one year since Vientiane's bet on China's Belt and Road
Belt and Road
Thriving on China's Belt and Road, Laos border town ditches kip for yuan
But rail cargo still weak due to zero-COVID while debt to Beijing looms large
The Big Story
Asia's ticking debt bomb: Sri Lanka crisis sounds alarm bells across region
Disaster looms in Laos, Bangladesh and elsewhere as China seems reluctant to take losses on Asian loans
Opinion
Laos' financial crisis can be an opportunity for reform
Country's previous growth trajectory was not sustainable
Asia Insight
Laos' debt pressure raises specter of a China vassal state
Echoes of Sri Lanka on the Mekong as muzzled public seethes over economic woes
Supply Chain
Laos grabs for Russian lifeline as it fights fuel shortage
But cheap fuel risks steep foreign policy price for neutral Vientiane
Economy
Laos faces public backlash as economy teeters toward default
Debt crisis triggers rare anger against communist leaders on social media
Transportation
Laos' logistics vision for ASEAN: All rails lead to Vientiane
Government eyes capital as link from Southeast Asia to China
Ukraine war
ASEAN faces 'collateral damage' from Ukraine war's Europe impact
From Singapore to Thailand, spillover threatens COVID-hit economies anew
International relations
China-Laos railway begins with limited service
Southeast Asia's first high-speed link to stop at Chinese border for now
Belt and Road
China promises to raise imports from ASEAN ahead of new rail link
Train line to Vientiane, third connection for the bloc, due to open Dec. 2
Belt and Road
Laos deepens reliance on China for key transport projects
Construction cost could amount to around $18bn amid 'debt trap' concerns
Opinion
Why we should care about fate of the Mekong
Worsening environmental degradation will impact millions
Agriculture
Southeast Asia looks to Israeli tech to improve farming techniques
Israel companies offer ways to boost production as region faces supply threats
Politics
Laos taps Xi classmate as presidential aide, deepening China tilt
Ex-commerce chief Khemmani offers personal link to Vientiane's top creditor
Politics
New Laos president faces rising China debt and battered economy
Party General Secretary Thongloun enjoys high support as 'clean' leader
Politics
Laos promotes PM Thongloun as leader of communist party
Under new secretary-general, impoverished nation expected to pivot futher to China
Economy
Laos shifts to China equity from loans as party congress starts
Beijing's communist sibling pushed to salvage state enterprises amid pandemic
