Politics

Laos, China Open Joint Military Aviation Center for Lao Air Force Training

Laos and China have opened a joint military support and training center at Ban Keun Airport in Vientiane Province on 29 September. The center will support training for Lao Air Force pilots and operate alongside the China-Laos Friendship Aviation Academy, according to Lao people's Army News. The two countries will jointly...

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

Timor-Leste Moves to Join Cluster Munition Ban at Vientiane Conference

Timor-Leste has taken a formal step toward joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions, signing...

Laos Warns of Lasting Toll at Vientiane Meeting as Cluster Munition Use Rises Worldwide

Laos is hosting the Convention on Cluster Munitions’ Third Review Conference 16 years after...

Vientiane Court Hands Life Sentences to Former Bank Employees in Major Corruption Cases

A court in Vientiane gave life sentences to several former bank employees for corruption....

US, South Korea Sanction North Korean Entities in Laos, China and Russia

Washington DC has imposed sanctions on North Korean entities engaged in training expat IT workers for money laundering and malicious cyber activities in Laos,...

114 Lao Workers Depart for South Korea for Seasonal Agricultural Work

114 Lao workers from Vientiane Capital departed for South Korea for seasonal agricultural work on Tuesday. The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare has dispatched...

100 Primary School Students Visit China to Celebrate International Children’s Day

One hundred top performing fifth graders from primary schools in Laos are currently on a visit to China to celebrate International Children’s Day. The students,...

Vientiane Capital Mayor Visits Bangkok Governor to Exchange City Development Plans

The Mayor of Vientiane Capital met the Governor of Bangkok, Thailand and his delegation to discuss development plans of the two cities on Friday....

Lao President Meets High-Level Russian Delegation

President Thongloun Sisoulith participated in talks with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, after...

Govt Approves Lao Tourism Year Campaign in May Cabinet Meeting

The government has approved the idea of promoting 2023-2024 as Lao Tourism Year, at the latest cabinet meeting on Tuesday. In the cabinet meeting chaired...