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Events

Boat Racing Festival in Vientiane Draws Crowds, Celebrates Culture

Every October, the excitement of the Lao people comes alive during the Boat Racing Festival, known locally as Boun Suang Huea. Celebrated nationwide, the festival in Vientiane draws locals and visitors to the Mekong riverside, where they gather to cheer for their favorite boat teams. The festival has deep cultural...

Empowering Women in ASEAN’s Digital Economy

The United States (US) Department of State hosted the Digital Innovations for Female Entrepreneurs...

Katalyst Partners Celebrates 5th Anniversary

On 31 August, Katalyst Partners, a leading training and organizational development company in Laos,...

Blue Chair Film Festival Returns to Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang will once again host its biennial film festival, previously known as the...

Japanese Ambassador Celebrates Lao Scholars Heading to Japan

On 1 August, the Ambassador of Japan, Tsutomu Koizumi hosted a reception at his...

Laos Fest Showcases Philippine Cinema

The 7th Luang Prabang Film Festival has lined up a special program of movies from the Philippines for its annual event, which will be...

Students Head for Studies in China

The Chinese government has recently awarded scholarships to students and officials in Laos to study for their bachelor, master and doctorate degrees at Chinese...

Traffic Police Out in Force Ahead of Asean Summits

Traffic police will out in force ensuring roads run smoothly ahead of the arrival of high ranking regional delegations attending ASEAN Summits next month...

Foreign Media Interest Ahead of Regional Leaders Summits in Laos

Over 5,000 official delegates, business leaders of whom 200 are foreign media personnel will attend and cover the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits to...

Three-fold Increase in Eld’s Deer Population in Savannakhet Province

The Eld's deer population in Savannakhet province's dry dipterocarp forest has reached a three-fold increase, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF-Laos)...

US$65-million Riverside Project Set to Begin Construction

A US$65-million-plus Mekong River Integrated Management Project in Pakxe town, Champassak province is set to begin construction at the end of this year, officials...