SCO Summit in Bishkek: Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith is expected to attend the Sept 1 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, with leaders including Xi Jinping, Putin, Modi and others also slated to participate. Northern Flood Disruption: Laos Airlines suspended Vientiane–Luang Namtha flights as rising waters hit Luang Namtha Airport, with Luang Namtha declared a disaster zone and Oudomxay also reporting heavy flooding. China–Laos Digital Push: A Vietnam–Laos finance cooperation visit to Danang focused on digital transformation, semiconductors, AI and digital government, with Lao officials seeking practical steps for building a tech ecosystem. Education and Green Tech: Laos launched its first “Green Energy TO Zero-Carbon Library” in Luang Prabang with solar, storage and EV charging support from China’s Zhejiang, while MoES and Australia-backed BEQUAL rolled out 50 animated audio stories to help Grade 1 children learn Spoken Lao. UNICEF Ahead of LDC Graduation: UNICEF urged sustained investment in children as Laos approaches LDC graduation in November. EDL Leadership Change: Souksavart Sosouphanh was appointed CEO of Électricité du Laos, following life sentences for former EDL executives in a hydropower corruption case. Anti-Scam Warning Regionally: Cambodia’s claim of eradicating scam compounds drew skepticism from Amnesty and experts, noting networks may have shifted to smaller decentralized sites—an issue with cross-border impact for Laos.