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Vat Phou Featured on National Geographic as Hidden Gem in Southeast Asia

Vat Phou, an ancient temple in Laos’ Champasack Province, has been featured in a National Geographic Travel article as a hidden gem for travelers seeking serenity, history, and beauty without the crowds.  This UNESCO-listed site was praised for its “striking resemblance to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat” but with a quieter, more...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Drunken Card Game Turns Deadly in Houaphanh, Suspect Reenacts Scene

A card game in Houaphanh Province ended in tragedy on 27 March when a...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Lao Prime Minister Receives Japan’s Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

The Japanese Emperor awarded Lao Prime Minister (PM) Sonexay Siphandone the Grand Cordon of...

Thoulakhom-Pakngum Road nears Completion

The rebuilding of a 47-km road from Nanokkhoum village in Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province, to Naxay village in Pakngum district, Vientiane, is now more...

Central Provinces to Put Tourist Attractions on Show

The Dansavanh Nam Ngum Resort in Vientiane province is staging a festival next month to promote tourism in the province, along with four other...

Illegal Gold Giggers Driven Out of Borikhamxay

Illegal gold mining in Borikhamxay has ceased, but the provincial governor has ordered seven district governors to take steps to ensure that the practice...

Govt Aims to Restore Forest Cover to 70 Percent by 2020

The government has developed a strategy to restore forest cover to 70 percent of the country's terrain by 2020, meaning trees will need to...

Laos Joins Race against the Clock to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance

Laos and other countries around the world have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally and in the...

Ministry Drafts Safeguards Law to Protect Domestic Producers

The Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce has stressed the need to carefully word a proposed law that will protect domestic producers against an...