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Young Luang Prabang Artisan Wins Global Award for Lao Embroidery

Lao handicrafts shone brightly on the global stage, as a unique embroidery technique by a young Lao artisan won the Youngest Artisan award at this year’s International Festival of Handicrafts in Kokand, Uzbekistan.  The festival, held from 19 to 21 September, brought together 250 international participants from over 70 countries....

Smoke-Dried Bodies Could Be World’s ‘Oldest Mummies’, Recent Study Found

AFP - Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried...

Luang Prabang to Celebrate That Chomsi Stupa Ceremony This October

Luang Prabang is set to host the That Chomsi Stupa ceremony from 5 to...

Old French Military Fort in Bokeo Province Recognized as Local Level National Heritage Site

The old French military camp, formerly known as Fort Carnot, in Houayxay District, Bokeo...

Lao Chef Seng Luangrath Honored at 2025 RAMMY Awards

Lao-American chef and restaurant owner Seng Luangrath won Restaurateur of the Year at the...

Young Luang Prabang Artisan Wins Global Award for Lao Embroidery

Lao handicrafts shone brightly on the global stage, as a unique embroidery technique by a young Lao artisan won the Youngest Artisan award at...

Smoke-Dried Bodies Could Be World’s ‘Oldest Mummies’, Recent Study Found

AFP - Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than...

Luang Prabang to Celebrate That Chomsi Stupa Ceremony This October

Luang Prabang is set to host the That Chomsi Stupa ceremony from 5 to 6 October, celebrating the city’s cultural traditions and the stupa’s...

Old French Military Fort in Bokeo Province Recognized as Local Level National Heritage Site

The old French military camp, formerly known as Fort Carnot, in Houayxay District, Bokeo Province, was officially inscribed as a local-level national heritage site...

Lao Chef Seng Luangrath Honored at 2025 RAMMY Awards

Lao-American chef and restaurant owner Seng Luangrath won Restaurateur of the Year at the 2025 RAMMY Awards in Washington, D.C., on 4 August. The...

Eighty Years Since Hiroshima: The Morning the Sky Turned White

It was 80 years ago, and the morning of 6 August 1945, when the sky above Hiroshima turned white.  The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was...