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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...

Lao Education Minister Honored with Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for Advancing Education and Sports

On 3 November, the Government of Japan announced recipients of the 2024 Autumn Conferment...

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...

Laos Government Affirms Commitment to Preventing Default

The Government of Laos has reiterated its pledge to avoid default, with relevant agencies being directed to take more proactive measures to address the...

Milan Mayoral Advisor Visits Vientiane Mayor to Discuss City Development

A Mayoral Advisor from the Mayor of Milan’s office paid a courtesy visit to Vientiane’s mayor on Friday to discuss urban development and food...

Myanmar to Import Fuel from Russia

Myanmar's military government plans to import fuel from Russia in an effort to alleviate supply concerns and rising prices. Myanmar has maintained close relations with...

Russian University Director Visits Lao Minister of Technology and Communications

The Russian Director of Sirius University paid a courtesy visit to the Lao Minister of Technology and Communications yesterday in connection with the completion...

Bangladesh and Laos Discuss Trade, Myanmar During ASEAN Meeting

Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith held talks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on the sidelines of the 55th...

ASEAN Ministers Urge Restraint Amid Taiwan Tensions

Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia have urged restraint as China conducted large military exercises off Taiwan, expressing concern that the situation could escalate into...