VIENTIANE, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The contribution by agriculture to the Lao economy continued to decline in 2017, local daily Vientiane Times reported Thursday.
According to a recent report from the Bank of the Lao PDR, the central bank of Laos, the agriculture sector saw only 2.8 percent growth in...
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Mr Anutin expressed his backing for...