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Leaf-Wrapped Lao Snack Mieng Goes Viral in Vientiane

A traditional Lao snack has gone viral. Mieng, a leaf-wrapped delicacy, is experiencing a surge in popularity after a TikTok video showing crowds lining up to buy it captured the nation’s attention. With the cluster fig season now underway, more people are discovering the snack’s unique flavors and fresh, local...

Laos Wins Best National Costume at Mister Global 2025 with Mani Khot Tree-Inspired Design

The ancient Mani Khot tree, a sacred symbol rooted in Champasack Province, southern Laos,...

Lao Students Celebrate Teacher’s Day with Goats, Chickens, Gratitude

On Laos’ National Teacher’s Day, celebrated each year on 7 October, students across 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...

Back in Business: How Tourists Are Reviving Laos’ Hotels, Restaurants, Communities

After years of pandemic-induced quiet, Laos is seeing its hotels fill up, restaurants reopen,...

Laos and Thailand Must Further Promote Investment

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called upon the business sectors in Laos and Thailand to promote further investment and cooperation. The Prime Minister attended...

Lao Electricity Not Always Cheap for Neighbors

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen visited the opening of the new Lao-Cambodian border last Tuesday, and thanked the government of Laos for selling electricity...

IFC to Develop Credit System in Laos

The International Finance Corporation, the financial arm of the World Bank Group, is in talks with the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) to...

Singapore President Tony Tan Makes Official Visit to Laos

President Bounnhang Vorachit received the President of the Republic of Singapore, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, at the Presidential Palace yesterday for diplomatic discussions. Laos...

Traffic Accidents Bleeding the Lao Economy

Traffic accidents are one of the largest causes of death in the Lao PDR, and are also causing massive economic losses, according to one...

50 Dengue Fever Cases Already Reported in 2017

More than fifty cases of dengue fever have already been reported across Laos since the beginning of 2017. The Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of...