DHL launches a second connection in Laos
DHL Express expanded its footprint in Laos. Located in Xaysettha District in the county’s capital city Vientiane, the new service point will enable customers to send and collect shipments to and from destinations outside Laos. This is the second service point opened within one year, with the first added in Xiengkhaung in January 2022. DHL plans to launch five more service points in the next two years.
As a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, Laos - with a population of about 8 million people - recorded a trade surplus of USD 1 billion in 2021, indicating a huge potential for cross-border trade and e-commerce.
Laos has been strengthening its trade links with other economies over the past years, by joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, for example. This free trade agreement among Asia Pacific nations came into effect in January 2022. (sh)