Health & Environment

Laos Warns of Lasting Toll at Vientiane Meeting as Cluster Munition Use Rises Worldwide

Laos is hosting the Convention on Cluster Munitions’ Third Review Conference 16 years after it hosted the First Meeting of States Parties in 2010, which produced the original Vientiane Declaration and Action Plan. More than 800 delegates are attending the conference, which runs from 14 to 18 September and is...

Xayabouly African Swine Fever Outbreak Kills 5,400 Pigs, Poses No Risk to Humans

The African Swine Fever has spread across six districts of Xayabouly Province since the...

Vietnam-Backed Bauxite Project in Laos Moves Toward 2028 Production

A major bauxite project in southern Laos is moving closer to production, with Lao...

Laos Steps Up Crackdown on Beauty Clinics, Orders Dr. Nith to Halt Procedures

The Ministry of Health has ordered Dr. Nith Beauty Center, a local beauty clinic...

Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into...

Mother, Child Mortality Rates Decline In Laos

Mortality rates in children under five and birthing mothers in Laos have decreased significantly in the past year due to significant strides in hygiene...

Laos Marked as “Country of Concern” for Food Security

A joint report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP) shows that over a million people in Laos suffered...

Laos Moves Forward With National Action Plan On Plastic

Laos is developing a National Plastic Action Plan, which outlines actions that need to be undertaken to address the issues associated with the use...

World on ‘Thin Ice’ as UN Climate Report Gives Stark Warning

BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change's future harms, a top United...

Top 10 Largest Spiders in the World- The Biggest is in Laos!

Decorations of realistic spiders or webs hanging from the ceiling make the house feel spookier on Halloween, but the spiders on this list will...

Burning, Logging Rife in Phou Khao Khouay National Park

Tourists visiting the Phou Khao Khouay National Park in Laos have reported witnessing widespread logging and agricultural burning, practices that are damaging the park's...