On 30 July, the governments of Laos and Vietnam officially opened a new treatment and rehabilitation center for individuals struggling with addiction to illegal substances in Phonhong District, Vientiane Province.
A handover ceremony was held in Phonhong on Wednesday, attended by Vilay Lakhamfong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public...
Three villages in Borikhamxay province - Houayhai, Tapae and Pameuang in Pakkading, Borikhan and Viengthong districts - have now been officially announced as open-...
Laos continues to face a significant development challenge in reducing the high levels of malnutrition that prevail across the country.
Chronic malnutrition remains a big...
Infections with the mosquito-borne dengue virus have led to a reported nine deaths from 2,300 confirmed cases in Laos during the country's ongoing rainy...
Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's people.
The site of...