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International Cooperation

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 to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Houaphanh Province on 10 November. This 2024-2025 initiative was inaugurated at a ceremony co-chaired by Pasith Thiengtham, Laos’s Deputy Minister of Defense, and Vladimir Kalinin, the Russian Ambassador to Laos. The...

K-Pop Star BamBam Lights Up ASEAN-Korea Music Festival 2024 in Vientiane

Popular K-pop star BamBam was the leading star at the 2024 ASEAN-Korea Music Festival...

Laos, Singapore Partner to Launch Singapore International Institute for Enhanced Vocational Training

Laos has recently advanced vocational training and education by partnering with Singapore to create...

Salavan Province Teams Up with Singapore for New Wind Power Project

Salavan Province has launched plans to build its first wind power production after joining...

Fashion as Cultural Diplomacy: Southeast Asia’s Presence in BRICS+ Summit

In early October, while Laos was immersed in ASEAN responsibilities, the BRICS+ Fashion Summit...

Government of Laos and IOM Formalize Partnership and Strengthen Relations

Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a...

South Korean Foreign Minister Visits Laos

South Korea and Laos have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and expand investment during a visit to Laos by Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. Lao...

Laos and Russia Commence Joint Military Exercises Under Laros-2021 Program

Laos and Russian troops commenced joint drills in the Primorsky Region of the Russian Far East yesterday under the Laros-2021 program. According to the Russian...

MRC Secretariat CEO Urges Deeper Engagement During Friends of the Mekong Ministerial Meeting

The Friends of the Mekong should play a more critical role in realizing the objectives of the Basin Development Strategy for the Mekong River...

Japan Provides Emergency Aid to Help Laos Tackle Covid-19

The Government of Japan decided at its cabinet meeting on 3 August to provide emergency grant aid worth approximately USD 710,000 to Laos. The assistance will...

United States Provides USD 700,000 to Support Malaria Elimination in Laos

The United States is providing funds through a grant to support malaria elimination in Laos. It has provided USD 700,000 to Population Services International in...