Almost the entirety of Vientiane’s population is now above the poverty line, according to Sengaloun Souliyavong, the Head of Vientiane's Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
As of 18 December, out of 156,392 families in Vientiane, only 899 remain below the poverty line. This marked a new achievement, with 99.43 percent...
The Lao government has vowed to address the environmental and social impacts associated with the Laos-China Railway project by the end of this year.
The...
Over the last few years, 1,146 state departments and units at various levels were disbanded to streamline the structure of state organizations and provide...
The German Embassy, Vientiane, and UNFPA spearheaded an advocacy event last week to wrap up the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
The...
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh informed the ongoing session of the National Assembly that the government would try its best to repay public debt so...
Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong was unanimously chosen as mayor of Newport, Rhode Island and Oakland City Council Member Sheng Thao emerged as the mayor of...
The Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) conducts the world's most expansive ranking of adults by their fluency in English. This year's index...
