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Politics

Laos, China Collaborate on Traditional Medicine, Cancer Treatment

Laos and China have deepened their cooperation in traditional medicine, focusing on medical plant cultivation, research, and innovative treatments to enhance healthcare services in Laos. On 18 October, a formal agreement was signed in Vientiane between three parties, including Khampheng Phongluxa, Director General of the Lao Tropical and Public Health...

AIPA General Assembly Concludes in Vientiane: Focus on Integration, Social Issues

The 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) concluded on the afternoon...

Scoot Airlines Expands Flights to Laos Starting December

Singapore’s Scoot Airlines will increase its flights to Laos from three to four per...

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,...

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....

Laos Well Prepared to Host Foreign Media for ASEAN Summits

Over 5,000 official delegates, business leaders of whom 200 are foreign media personnel will attend and cover the 28th and 29th Asean Summits to...

Indonesia Celebrates Independence Day in Laos

The Indonesian Embassy in Vientiane last Friday celebrated the 71th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. Minister of Health Dr Bounkong Syhavong, Deputy...

Government Enforcing Revenue Collection Measures

The Ministry of Finance is committed to carrying out stronger measures to increase revenue collection for the rest of the fiscal year to offset...

Editorial: President Obama’s Historic Visit to Laos Comes At the Perfect Time

In early September 2016, President Barack Obama will be the first U.S. President to visit Laos. The President is expected to offer a few aid packages, including...