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The great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between Laos and Vi?t Nam have grown unceasingly in both scale and depth despite ...

Lawmakers in Laos are urging the government to be stricter on foreign business entities in the country in an effort to protect the environment and protect the ...

English News and Press Release on Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) about Food and Nutrition, Recovery and Reconstruction, Flood, Technological ...

(Viet Nam News/ANN) - The great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between Laos and Viet Nam have grown unceasingly in both ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- A Lao government official has made a field inspection of the China-Laos railway construction and expressed appreciation for the ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and his delegation will ...

Journalists Iain Finlay and Trish Clark will launch a documentary about a weaving and embroidery school they set up in Laos, at a screening at Mt Vic Flicks on ...

Standing at the bus station in Luang Namtha, the biggest town in northern Laos, travellers wanting to get south to the capital Vientiane face the prospect of a ...

VIENTIANE, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Visit China-Laos Year 2019 was launched on Friday in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism ...

Author: Buavanh Vilavong, Vientiane. Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. On average the country's economy has grown by 7.5 per ...

Vientiane (Vientiane Times) - The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce this week requested China to consider a rice im-port quota of 50,000 tonnes along ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd said a subsidiary edotco Group Sdn Bhd, the integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company, is expanding ...

Westfield Junior Matildas Head Coach Rae Dower today named Australia's 23-player squad for the forthcoming 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship ...

State employees in many provinces of Laos have not received their January salaries in violation of a recent government mandate that the workers be paid on the ...

Today's episode takes a close look at two energy projects: the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project in Iowa and Wisconsin, then the Xe Pian Xe ...

A Fresno businessman has never forgotten his roots in Laos. Two months ago he protested in front of FOX26 to complain about how Vietnam is treating his ...

UPDATED at 11:00 am EST on 2/13/2019. Survivors of a July 2018 dam disaster described as Laos' worst flooding in decades are still dealing with physical and ...

The government of Laos must ensure that people living in poverty are able to take part in key decision-making processes that affect their lives, rights groups said ...

Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung has highlighted the significance of the upcoming Laos visit by General Secretary of the ...

Two Lao villagers detained for almost two years without trial for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company are now ...

In this week's China Outbound, we look at Laos' investment outlook, state-based market entry strategies in India, and corruption perceptions in Vietnam.

English News and Press Release on Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) about Recovery and Reconstruction, Flood, Technological Disaster and more; ...

Most Americans don't know much about Laos or its cuisine. And, until recently, there weren't that many Laotian restaurants in the United States. Fortunately, for ...

Medicated lick blocks are proving a way of addressing poverty in South East Asian countries.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – As Brunei continues to nurture its business ecosystem, His Majesty the Sultan during a banquet held to welcome the Lao Prime ...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is planning to accelerate power distribution from the Xayaburi hydroelectric power project in Laos ahead of schedule ...

Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, will begin flights from Athens to Laos via Singapore as of April.

(MENAFN) A visiting Chinese delegation has made a deal with its Lao counterpart to encourage the people-to-people exchanges during talks.Durin.

VIENTIANE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Over 90 percent of the tendered bridge and tunnel projects of the China-Laos railway will be completed by the end of 2019, the ...

by Zhang Jianhua, Wang Shan, Huang Zongwen. VIENTIANE, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- All the key projects along the China-Laos railway are set to be completed ...

It was reported recently that Fandi Ahmad's Singapore U23 team had pulled out of the AFF U-22 Championship. Laos and Brunei also follow suit shortly after.

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on the launch of the China-Laos Tourism Year 2019 in Vientiane on ...

VIENTIANE, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Lao local tourism-related businesses should make adjustments for more Chinese tourists that Lao government expects to visit ...

In Numbers. 360.973 mt of food assistance distributed. WFP's operations in Lao PDR are fully funded until July 2019 thanks to the generous support of WFP's ...

LAO AUTHORITIES say negotiations have begun over compensation for the victims of last summer's Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy Dam collapse, but environmental ...

At Han Lao in Brentwood, a bowl of khao poon brims with ground pork and vermicelli noodles, with cabbage and red onion, with bamboo shoots, bean sprouts ...

SIX MONTHS AFTER the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoi hydropower dam in southern Laos triggered floods that swept them from their homes, survivors are now suffering ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The frequency of Lao and Thai people visiting each other's country will increase, and so will the growth of trade and ...

Vientiane (VNA) – Two-way trade between Laos and Vietnam exceeded 1 billion USD in 2018, up 13 percent annually and surpassing the set target, according ...

Vietnamese expats from Laos and Thailand gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on February 17 for the annual Lunar New Year meeting. (Photo: VNA). HCM City ...

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (R) and Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Khammany Inthirath (Source: VNA). Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese ...

Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao Government's decision to make 2018 the year of Lao tourism has produced positive results, particularly an 8.2 percent increase in ...

Sacramento eaters are used to getting their southeast Asian dining fix in the southern reaches of the city, but new Lao-Thai restaurant Green Papaya is so far ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will lead government officials on an official visit to Brunei on Saturday and Sunday, local ...

Lao Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Vilay Lakhamfong (R) welcomed by Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam (Source: VNA).

Youthful and energetic, Musky Bilavarn ping-pongs around his small Laotian restaurant, Kra Z Kai's in Corona, like a dervish: There he is manning the gas grill in ...

Vientiane (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Laos hosted a banquet welcoming the Lunar New Year on the night of January 25. Minister of Defence of Laos ...

Outstanding students of the National University of Laos (NUOL) on January 24 received scholarships from the Lanexang Assurance Public Insurance (LAP) ...

VIENTIANE, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 710,000 U.S. dollars has been paid to the families of 71 people who died or are still missing after an auxiliary dam ...

Vientiane (Vientiane Times) - Lao Airlines staff believe the number of Chinese customers could surge to 241,500 this year. This would be an increase of about ...

A wave of new restaurants will soon open at London's The O2 including US-founded plant-based brand By Chloe and Chinese hotpot specialist Hai Di Lao.

With pride in Soviet military achievements a cornerstone of propaganda, Moscow has a pressing need for classic T-34 tanks. Enter the Lao People's Army.

A guided trek on Mount Forever helps protect endangered tigers and reveals an exotic array of other, less elusive, wildlife.

While a recent dam collapse in Laos devastated thousands, environmentalists warn that a wave of new hydropower dams in the country could spell disaster for ...

Hoping that China's Belt and Road Initiative will improve connectivity with its neighbor, Laos is preparing for a new wave of Chinese investment in its property ...

SINGAPORE - Scoot has launched sale of its direct Singapore-Laos flights with one-way all-in tickets starting from $88, the budget arm of Singapore Airlines ...

Amid growing defense ties between the two countries, Laos has ordered delivery from Russia of an unknown number of fighter jets and from 20 to 30 army tanks, ...

Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Le Hong Son (R) and Major General Boupha Siphomma, Director of Vientiane police (Source: http://kinhtedothi.vn).

Human Rights Watch has demanded an investigation into the horrific deaths of two Thai activists whose bodies were found stuffed with concrete in the Mekong ...

The Lao government should urgently investigate the disappearance of three Thai political activists who were last seen in the capital, Vientiane, in December ...

Our columnist, Jada Yuan, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2018 list. This dispatch brings her to Luang Prabang (no. 52 on the list), and the ...

The Minister of State for Asia & The Pacific will lead the UK delegation for the political dialogue, hold bilateral meetings, and meet a range of NGOs.

Moves in Laos to promote Chinese tourism in the coming year will benefit mainly Chinese businesses already established in the impoverished Southeast Asian ...

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing in flooding following the collapse of an under-construction dam in south-east Laos. Workers ...

ATTAPEU TOWN, Laos — The day before this week's catastrophic dam failure in Laos, the companies building the dam knew that it was deteriorating, and one ...

Rescuers scrambled to help more than 3000 people stranded when a dam failed in the south of the country. Twenty-six people were killed and dozens missing.

Consultation for the Pak Lay dam in Xayaburi province has begun, despite PM calling off all work after disaster.

Influential Facebook users, pejoratively referred to as net idols, are facing retribution for their online posts.

Vietnam is struggling to plug its 100-billion-dollar infrastructure gap amidst growing nationalistic sentiment. In Laos, China has invested in ...

Exploring the daily ritual of tak bak, when UNESCO-listed Luang Prabang's community of Buddhist monks gathers alms in the silence of the dawn.

BAN NAPIA, Laos - With a long-stemmed ladle, Vanthon pulls shiny, molten metal from a kiln and deftly pours it into a mold carved in a wooden block. Seconds ...

Russia is taking back World War II-era tanks from Laos because, well, Moscow needs a star, lots of them.

Scoot's new route to landlocked Laos — neighbouring countries include Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and China — is set to to introduce travellers to what the ...

A closer look at the rising focus on the regulation of public expenditure and its significance.

Quang Tri (VNA) – Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri, in coordination with the security force of Savannakhet province of Laos, have arrested a ...

US dropped two million tonnes of bombs on Laos at height of Vietnam War. Why are cluster munitions still killing?

The government of Laos says it has been ramping up its efforts to battle corruption over the past two years, but NGOs say that the situation in Laos is getting ...

BANGKOK -- In its rush to become the "battery" of Southeast Asia, Laos is accepting more Chinese loans to build dams, ensuring the already debt-s.

Garment factories in Laos are experiencing labor shortages as workers are looking to Thailand for greener pastures, sources say. A factory manager in the ...

Visit our Country of the Week collection to find more geography and culture quizzes based on New York Times reporting. Click or tap on Laos. A. B. C. D ...

Deep in the jungle outside of the spiritual Laos city of Luang Prabang is a fanciful resort modeled on a hill station but with decor like nowhere else in the world.

VIENTIANE, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Lao Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Bosengkham Vongdara has signed a plan for the Visit Laos-China Year 2019 ...

Rural citizens of Vientiane's Vang Vieng district pre-emptively refuse to sell for a Chinese tourism project that might encroach on their land.

Donations required of officials in a district in southwestern Laos to celebrate national holidays this year will no longer be needed, though money already sent in ...

Rice shortages are the latest setback in Laos' relief efforts for victims of the country's worst flood disaster in decades. The rupture of a dam in July inundated 12 ...

Lao villagers formerly leasing land to a Vietnamese rubber company under a profit-sharing arrangement are now being refused compensation by the ...

The railway project that would link landlocked Laos with China has been touted as a benefit to the Lao economy because it will lower the cost of exports and ...

A court in the Lao capital Vientiane today handed 15-year prison terms to the owners of a company accused last year of defrauding investors of thousands of ...

Laos authorities say the devastating floods have taken 27 lives. But is that the real death toll?

On December 10, Vietnam and Laos held another iteration of a key meeting designed to help them manage the challenges and opportunities around their ...

BANGKOK — It wasn't a flood. It was a tsunami, Premrudee Daorung said of the wall of water that tore through the forests of Laos' Attapeu province, snapping ...

John Clifford, a member of the Travel + Leisure A-List, highlights the types of itineraries he develops. Here, he plans 16 days in Vietnam and Laos.

Lao villagers living in the scenic Vang Vieng region north of the capital Vientiane are blocking attempts to survey their land for foreign-invested development, ...

Lao authorities have released a villager held since 2017 with a group arrested for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber ...

Three new Centara-branded properties are set to open in Laos in 2020 with a combined total of 216 guestrooms.

VIENTIANE, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Laos' electricity exports will hit 14,600 MW by 2030. At present, Laos is exporting 4,415 MW to five neighboring countries.

Ha Tinh (VNA) – The Border Guard Command of the central province of Ha Tinh held a local ceremony on February 19 to hand over office equipment to their ...

English News and Press Release on Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) about Flood, Technological Disaster and more; published on 06 Sep 2018 by RFA.

Remarkably, the nearly 80-year-old fighting vehicles until recently were in active *service* with Lao forces, the Kremlin stated. The swap leaves Taiwan as ...

The tragic collapse of a hydroelectric dam in Laos last month highlights the growing danger to tens of thousands of people in rural and remote communities as ...