The Mekong River Commission (MRC) inaugurated a new Core River Monitoring Station in Champassak Province, Lao PDR, on November 15, 2024. Situated downstream of Pakse City, it is among 11 advanced stations enhancing sustainable management of the Mekong River.

Just six months after opening the first Seven Eleven branch, in Laos – in the capital city, Vientiane – to positive response, the fourth branch in the country has opened in Pakse, Champasak province and the economic centre of the southern region.