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Politics

Scoot Airlines Expands Flights to Laos Starting December

Singapore’s Scoot Airlines will increase its flights to Laos from three to four per week beginning in December. This announcement follows Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's choice to fly economy class with Scoot on his return from the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane on October 11. A video of Prime Minister...

ASEAN-UK Creative Economy Program Launched to Boost Regional Ties

The United Kingdom’s Mission to ASEAN and the British Council have officially launched the...

Vientiane Province’s Checkpoint Upgraded to International Status

The Ban Vang Local Checkpoint has been officially upgraded to an international border checkpoint,...

New Building at Mahosot Hospital Opens, Marks Laos-China Cooperation Milestone

A ceremony to inaugurate the new building at Mahosot Hospital took place on 12...

ASEAN Summits Conclude with Key Agreements, Leadership Transition to Malaysia

The 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits, held from 6-11 October in Vientiane, concluded with...

Lao Front Elects Party Leadership

The Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) on Friday elected its Party leadership to oversee the work of the organisation for the next five...

President of Ireland to Visit Laos

Irish President Michael D. Higgins will visit Laos on November 14-16 to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation between Laos and Ireland, the Presidential Palace...

Asean, China Join Forces to Tackle Transnational Crime

ASEAN member states and China will further boost their joint efforts through bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanisms to tackle transnational crime. Transnational crime includes drugs...

Laos, China Prosecutors Confirm to Strengthen Future Cooperation

The Office of Supreme People's Prosecutor of Laos and China’s equivalent organization made a commitment in Vientiane on November 8 to further strengthen the...

51st Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information Held

Representatives of ASEAN member countries met in Vientiane on Tuesday for the 51st Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information to discuss...

Ministry Calls for Tougher Action to Stamp Out Corruption

Government bodies should do more to weed out and prevent corruption, using the methods put in place by the Party and state. This was the...