A gown combining Thai silk and Lao fabric brought two neighbouring countries' textile traditions together at an international fashion exhibition in Bangkok in October.
Titled Lao-Thai Solidarity, the dress featured traditional Lao weaving patterns alongside Thai silk, with each material making up half of the design.
Lao designer Khamphao Bouaphanh, founder...
Authorities in Saysettha District, Vientiane Capital have arrested a man for embezzling over LAK 400 million to finance a gambling addiction.
The 40-year-old man, identified...
The U.S. State Department has pledged approximately $153.6 million for cooperation programs throughout the Mekong region, including crime prevention, data sharing, and emergency relief.
The...
The government of Germany has provided equipment for the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to monitor transboundary environmental impacts from two mainstream dams on the...
Laos and Cambodia are now the only two countries in Southeast Asia to have avoided deaths related to Covid-19.
Cambodia, with a comparatively larger population...
Japan has announced that foreign residents can travel in and out of Japan to certain countries, including Laos.
Foreign residents have been allowed to travel...
