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Vientiane Records Over 600 Traffic Accidents, 100 Deaths in First Half of 2025

Vientiane Capital experienced a significant number of traffic accidents in the first six months of 2025, with authorities reporting more than 600 incidents and 100 fatalities. According to the Vientiane Capital Police Department, a total of 628 accidents occurred during this period, resulting in damage to 1,229 vehicles.  Of these, 474...

Champasack Province Enforces Fines for Free-Roaming Livestock Starting 1 August

Champasack Province has introduced strict regulations, effective 1 August, to fine individuals who allow...

Dozens Dead in Vietnam After Ha Long Bay Tourist Ferry Sinks

By ran Thi Minh Ha/AFP - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still...

Drunken Card Game Turns Deadly in Houaphanh, Suspect Reenacts Scene

A card game in Houaphanh Province ended in tragedy on 27 March when a...

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in...

Laos Records 458 Road Accidents in October

Laos witnessed a total of 458 incidents nationwide, resulting in 702 injuries and 53 fatalities in October, according to a report from the Traffic...

Laos Records 492 Road Accidents in August, Claiming 52 Lives

According to a report by the Traffic Police Department (TPD), Laos saw 492 road accidents in August, which is 68 lesser than the previous...

Witnesses Say Victims of Hanoi High-Rise Fire Jumped From Upper Stories to Escape Blaze

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Ten children were among the 56 people killed in a blaze in a Hanoi high-rise, police said Thursday, which some residents...

Hanoi Apartment Building Fire Kills 10, Injures Over 50 People

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 10 people, including four children, and injured...

Over Six Million Methamphetamine Pills Recovered From Car Crash in Golden Triangle SEZ

Local police uncovered 756 kilograms of methamphetamine from a car crash in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in late August, but the...

Boat Capsizes at Mekong River in Oudomxay Province, Claiming Three Lives

A boat carrying 10 passengers capsized in the Mekong River in Pakbeng district, Oudomxay province on Saturday, and three of the five passengers who...