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Australia, Japan Provide Learning Materials to Flood-Hit Schools in Northern Laos

Heavy rain on 29 and 30 August caused flash floods across northern Laos, damaging schools in Luang Namtha and Oudomxay provinces and destroying textbooks and other learning materials. More than 40 educational institutions across the two provinces were affected, with primary schools accounting for more than half. Floodwaters and landslides...

US Embassy Celebrates Decades of Partnership at Grand Alumni Gala in Vientiane

More than 200 distinguished alumni of U.S. government exchange programs gathered in Vientiane on...

Lao Gin Crowned World’s Best Contemporary Gin at 2026 IWSC

Launched less than three years ago in a small Vientiane distillery, Lao Gin triumphs...

Lao Neonatal Health Specialists Receive Training in Türkiye

As part of the Laos Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Program, carried out in...

Southeast Asian Cinema Returns to Luang Prabang in December with Blue Chair Film Festival

The Blue Chair Film Festival will return to Luang Prabang from 4 to 8...

Lao Classics Take on New Sound at Orchestra Concert in Vientiane

The Lao National Culture Hall was packed on 19 September, with more than 1,000 people turning up dressed for an evening of Lao music...

Laos Presents Spoken Lao Teaching, Learning Materials Success at Oxford

The Ministry of Education and Sports of Laos, in partnership with the Australian Government, presented the achievements of the “Spoken Lao teaching and learning...

Laos Takes Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network

Laos has taken over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network for the 2026-2027 term and will host the network’s regional forum and...

OP-ED: Cluster Bombs Still Threaten Lao Farmers Decades After War

By Eli Mechanic, Country Director for MAG Laos (Mines Advisory Group) In the early hours of the morning in Sangpoongbone Village, a tractor moves slowly...

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 world. The China-Laos Railway is a good example. For years,...

OP-ED: How Laos Can Capture More From Regional Trade

OP-ED by Mehmet Enes Beşer On 22 June, Laos and Cambodia opened a new agricultural transit route at Thanaleng Dry Port, allowing Cambodian durian, mangoes,...