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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...

Recharging Asia’s Battery: What Obama Should Do in Laos

Next week, Barack Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos, a poor, landlocked country whose large-scale efforts to dam the...

Laotian, Hmong Americans Cautiously Optimistic Ahead of Obama’s Laos Visit

Some Laotian Americans and Hmong Americans are cautiously optimistic about President Barack Obama's visit to Laos next week. Obama will be the first U.S....

Laos Minister Frets Over ‘Too Many Foreign Language Signs’ In Capital

Vientiane still has many advertising hoardings written in foreign languages and authorities need to work harder to address the issue, Laos’ Deputy Minister of...

Vietnam Considers Buying Electricity From Laos to Ease Reliance On China

Vietnam may import electricity from Laos to minimize the risks from relying on Chinese imports and to offset supply shortages caused by cutting off...

Laos & Venezuela Present Candidatures to Co-Chair Joint Regional Forum

GUATEMALA CITY – Laos and Venezuela presented their candidatures to co-chair the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC), the only body exclusively meant...

Obama to Visit Laos As Country Opens Up to Vietnam & US Influence

The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple on the diplomatic circuit....