Champasak authorities assumed full management and preservation of the Vat Phou UNESCO World Heritage site on 1 September.
This transition follows the expiration of private company Ying Sokxay’s 15-year tourism development concession, which concluded on 22 June.
Provincial authorities denied the company’s request for an extension, citing the 2021 National Heritage...
Lao authorities have completed a National Tiger Recovery Action Plan for 2026–2035, acknowledging that habitat degradation, widespread snaring, and declining prey populations continue to...
On 1 January, Sam Pang Stupa, also known as That Sam Pang, in Soukhouma district, Champasack Province, has received official recognition as a local-level...
Vientiane Province authorities formally recognized the Three-Colored Bronze Buddha as a local-level national heritage site on 26 December during a ceremony at Ban Lingsan...
Japan is wrapping its first-ever exhibition in Vientiane to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos. The exhibition runs from 13...
By Beatrice Siviero/AFP - The Lao capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz lately, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50...
AFP - Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than...
