First Modeling Lao and the Ja i Houam Jai volunteer team will hold their First Modeling Charity Contest on August 6 in support of building libraries for two schools in Vientiane and Borikhamxay provinces.
Final 20 Contestants of Miss Laos 2016 Announced
The final 20 contestants selected to take part in the last round of this year’s Miss Laos competition were announced to the public in Vientiane on Wednesday.
New TK Singers Ask Fans For More Support
Two new singers of TK Sound Lao Entertainment, Mr Khounphone Monmeuangneua and Ms Saphaothong Manivong, are seeking more support from their fans after recently launching their new singles with the company.
Lao & Myanmar Presidents Highly Value Their Bilateral Ties
President Bounnhang Vorachit, his wife, and a high-level delegation made a one-day state visit to Myanmar on Friday at the invitation of Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw.
CIA Factbook – Laos Profile
Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos.
ASEAN Expects China, Brexit to Slow Economic Growth In 2016
Economic growth in Asean countries was expected to dip to 4.5 per cent in 2016 from 4.7 per cent last year due to China’s slowdown and uncertainties related to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, the member states said in a statement.
What Does the Lao Flag Symbolize?
Three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band; the red bands recall the blood shed for liberation; the blue band represents the Mekong River and prosperity;
BBC Profile of Laos (2015)
Laos, one of the world’s few remaining communist states, is one of east Asia’s poorest countries. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 it has struggled to find its position within a changing political and economic landscape.