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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...

Foreign Affairs Institute Sees Construction Start in Capital

Work has begun on a new office for Foreign Affairs Institute in Vientiane, with a groundbreaking ceremony taking place on Wednesday in Phonphanao village,...

Festival Spirit Flows as Annual Regatta Rows into Luang Prabang

A team from Vientiane rowed past all rivals to capture top prize in LuangPrabang's province's annual boat racing festival held on Nam Khan River...

No Zika Cases Detected in Laos

Health officials are keeping a close eye on the potential for Zika virus to spread to Laos after a number of cases have been...

Poverty Solutions Prove Challenging

Rural development and poverty eradication in Laos could face many challenges in the coming years before getting better in the long term, according to...

East Asia- Latin America Coordinator Role for Laos

Laos has been assumed by the members of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (Fealac) as next year's coordinator on cooperation ties between...

Buddhists, Devotees Lay Out Ancestral Offerings for Annual Feast

People in Laos celebrated the Buddhist feast day of HorKhaopadapdin nationwide by getting up in the dark and early hours of morning to follow...