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On the Frontlines of Crisis: Why Health Workers Need Urgent Protection and Funding

On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August,  Pio Smith, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, warns that global funding cuts and escalating attacks on healthcare are colliding at the worst possible time for the world’s most disaster-prone region. Urgent investment, local...

Fruit of Her Labor: How a Young Farmer Is Redefining Agriculture in Laos

A young woman in Luang Prabang is proving that farming can be more than...

Eighty Years Since Hiroshima: The Morning the Sky Turned White

It was 80 years ago, and the morning of 6 August 1945, when the...

Vientiane’s Running Boom: More Than Just Exercise, It’s a Movement

In recent years, Vientiane has seen a quiet but steady rise in running culture....

Luang Prabang’s Sai Oua Ranked Among World’s Top 20 Cooked Sausages of 2025

Luang Prabang’s traditional sausage made it in the top 100 Cooked Sausages in the...

Laos Holds 8th Mekong-Japan Summit

The Lao PDR was honored to host the 8th Mekong-Japan Summit in Vientiane Capital on Sept 7 under the co-chairs of Prime Minister Thongloun...

Luang Prabang Excited It’s On World Map With Obama Visit

LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Growing up in Wisconsin, Son Inthachith’s classmates in school had no idea where his native Laos was. Thanks to...

Aiming for closer ties to Laos, Obama honors its culture

LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Aiming to cement closer ties to Laos and its people, President Barack Obama toured a Buddhist temple Wednesday and paid...

Obama’s Announcement in Laos Puts Spotlight on US Cluster-Bomb Use

President Barack Obama's historic visit to Laos this week has put a spotlight on the United States' role in the use of cluster bombs,...

The Latest: Obama Touring Buddhist Temple In Luang Prabang

VIENTIANE, Laos — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Laos (all times local): 12:40 p.m. President Barack Obama is touring a Buddhist temple...

Laos US: Obama Regrets ‘Biggest Bombing In History’

The bombs, as one Laotian described it, "fell like rain", US President Barack Obama said Tuesday on a visit to Laos, a first for...