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Last update: 6 hours agoTea Diplomacy: Laos and China turned International Tea Day into a friendship moment, with the China Cultural Centre in Laos hosting “Tea for Reconciliation” featuring Yunnan teas and live tea-art demos—plus fresh talk of boosting Lao tea exports, where production is strong but dried-tea exports still look underused. Tourism Policy Watch: Thailand’s visa-free rules are tightening again—stays for 54 countries drop to 30 days, with some nations getting shorter exemptions—aimed at curbing overstays and misuse. Regional Tourism Agenda: The Mekong Tourism Forum 2026 is set for Yangon (June 16–18), focusing on community benefits and “purpose-led” travel across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Laos Travel Signals: Laos is also keeping its cultural calendar busy, with the 2026 European Film Festival opening in Vientiane and ongoing Laos–China cooperation discussions feeding into tourism and people-to-people links.
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