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Floods Hit More Than 100 Villages in Three Northern Provinces

Heavy monsoon rains in late August left more than 100 villages flooded across Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Luang Prabang provinces in the north of Laos, damaging homes, farmland, and infrastructure. Northern Provinces In Luang Namtha, heavy rainfall between 28 and 30 August triggered severe flash floods across 54 villages, including the...

OP-ED More Connections, More Choices: What the SCO Means for Small States

OP-ED by Liu Yuanhui, CGTN A railway can change how a country connects to the...

Laos Arrests at Least 6,200 Cybercrime Suspects in First Eight Months of 2026

Laos has arrested at least 6,200 suspects in cybercrime and online scam operations since...

Lao President Thongloun Meets SCO Chief in Bishkek After Laos Joins as Dialogue Partner

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith met with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in...

Flooding Affects 34 Villages in Luang Namtha as Roads, Power Hit Across Northern Laos

Heavy rain has triggered widespread flooding in Luang Namtha, affecting 34 villages and damaging...

Lao GDP Expected to Expand 7%, Lower Than Expected

The initial estimates made by Lao National Statistics Bureau suggest that gross domestic product (GDP) for the 2015-2016 fiscal year will reach 6.9-7 percent,...

Lao Students Win ‘Most Innovative Team’ Awards

A team of students from the National University of Laos was awarded with the most innovative team in the Youth Innovation Competition as part...

Govt Aid Flows to Flood Victims in Luang Prabang

The National Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control has provided 200 million kip in disaster assistance to people in Luang Prabang province who were...

Lao Team Tops 7th ASEAN Quiz Competition

The Lao team has won first place in regional level competition at the 7th ASEAN Quiz yesterday after beating nine other ASEAN countries' teams.The...

Policy Makers Call for Recognition of Inherited Lands

Policy makers have called for recognition of lands which local people have inherited from their parents, despite land titles having not been issued for...

Vientiane Heavy Truck Ban During ASEAN Summits

Heavy truck bans have commenced prohibiting them from using 15 main roads in Vientiane where delegations from around the world will be attending the...