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Health & Environment

Two Danish Tourists, One American Dead in Vang Vieng from Methanol Poisoning, Official Report Says

The Lao government confirmed the deaths from methanol poisoning of two Danish tourists and one American national in Vang Vieng. The Danish victims have been identified as Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21. The pair entered Laos on 7 November via the Nam Phao International Border Crossing...

ASEAN Defense Ministers Unite in Laos for Peace and Security Talks

The 18th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 11th ADMM-Plus successfully concluded in...

Laos, United Nation Team Up on Youth Empowerment, Gender-Based Violence Initiatives

On 12 November, Lao Women Union, Lao Youth Union, the United Nations agencies and...

Laos to Enforce Ban on Unregistered, Unlabeled Food Products in 2025

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced new regulations, requiring all food...

Laos, Russia Team Up on Unexploded Ordnance Clearance in Houaphanh Province

Laos’s Ministry of Defense and the Russian Embassy in Laos launched a humanitarian project...

Lao Midwives Celebrates 1st Anniversary After Historic Accreditation

Laos has achieved a significant milestone by becoming home to the first internationally accredited midwifery schools in Asia and the Pacific. This milestone reflects the...

Thai-Lao Medical Cooperation Brings Hope to Lao Infants with Congenital Heart Defects

A medical collaboration between Laos and Thailand is demonstrating early successes in assisting Lao infants diagnosed with congenital heart defects. The first infant, who...

UXO Remain Threat to Rural Life in Laos, Injures Five While Cooking

Latest update on 18 January at 11:30 am Five individuals were seriously injured while igniting a fire under their house in Viengxay village, located in...

Agroforestry Project for Sustainable Agriculture to Launch in Laos

A new agroforestry coffee plantation project dedicated to fostering sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation is poised to take root in Laos. The project aims...

Dog Meat Production, Sales Will Soon Become Illegal in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on the production and sale of dog meat, as public...

A Blue Legacy for Children’s Rights: UNICEF Laos’ 50th Anniversary

It was 1973, and the peace agreement between the Royal Lao Government and the communist Pathet Lao marked the end of the Lao civil...