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China-Laos Railway Sees 50 Percent Rise In Cross-Border Passengers

Passenger traffic on the China–Laos Railway has increased significantly this year, boosting tourism and cross-border economic links as Laos prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status, the China State Railway Group said in a report on 9 September. The group said that the railway carried 244,000 cross-border passenger trips...

Luang Prabang Economy Grows Despite Sharp Drop in Tourists

Luang Prabang’s economy grew 3.9 percent in the first half of 2026, even as...

New Vientiane-Udon Thani Bus Route to Launch on 9 September

Thailand has just announced the launch of a new bus route connecting Laos’ Vientiane...

Flooding Disrupts Flights to Luang Namtha, Oudomxay Also Reports Flooding

Lao Airlines has suspended flights between Vientiane and Luang Namtha after after rising waters...

US Court Strikes Down 75-Country Visa Pause, but Ruling Does Not Lift Laos Travel Ban

A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that paused immigrant...

Landlocked to Diplomatically Linked: San Marino & Laos Formalize Ties

Laos and the European nation of San Marino have inked diplomatic ties on the sidelines of the United Nations in New York. Foreign ministers of...

$US199 Plus Tax Flights Vientiane To Shanghai via Lao Airlines

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and there is yet another reason to celebrate with flights to China's glitzy and advanced economic...

Boun Wat Phou – An Experience like no other

The Wat Phou Festival or Boun Wat Phou is the highlight of the year for Champasak District; a three-day fiesta held as part of...

Authentic, Natural, Charming, Chill As Bloggers, New Media Explore Unpretentious, Indelible Mekong Moments in Southern Laos

Southern Laos: Could there be a more adventurous yet chilled, charming and unpretentious place in SE Asia for genuine, authentic, relaxing and inspiring #MekongMoments? Like...

Voices of the Wind

“We take bamboo and we take trees and we turn them into traditional music.” – Neng Chue Vang, Hmong instrument maker and musician Wind instruments form...

The Wilds of Xe Champhone

Savannakhet Province plays its own siren song with ancient Buddhist libraries, remnants of French Colonial times and a significant stupa holding relics of the...