Politics

Trade, Energy, Tourism Drive Laos-Vietnam Economic Ties Past USD 1.3 Billion

Trade between Laos and Vietnam reached USD 1.305 billion during the first six months of 2026, as growing cross-border trade, tourism and infrastructure projects continued to strengthen economic ties between the two neighbouring countries. According to the Lao Department of Foreign Trade, Laos' main exports to Vietnam during the period...

Laos Formalizes Shanghai Cooperation Organization Dialogue Partner Status

Laos has strengthened its regional ties after formally confirming its status as a Dialogue...

Railway Expansion, Education Reform Among Key Issues at National Assembly

Expanding the railway to southern Laos, rolling out a new school system, reducing poverty,...

Myanmar’s Leader Wraps First ASEAN Visit in Laos, Signs Mekong Dam Study

Myanmar's recently elected President, Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in the 2021 military...

Lao President’s Book Donated to 22 Lao Schools Across Vientiane

More than 22 schools across Vientiane Capital received copies of President Thongloun Sisoulith’s memoir...

Lao President Receives Credentials of UAE Non-Resident Ambassador

VIENTIANE, 28th September -- President Bounnhang Vorachith of the Democratic People's Republic of Laos, has received the credentials of Khaled Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Shuhail,...

Lao Ruling Communist Party to Strengthen Fight Against Corruption

Laos' ruling communist party, Lao People's Revolutionary Party, has vowed to strengthen efforts in fighting corruption, state-run online newspaper Vientiane Times reported Saturday. Taking a...

PM Thongloun Delivers United Nations General Assembly Speech

23 Sep 2016 - Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, addresses the general debate of the 71st Session of the General Assembly...

Vietnam, Laos Foster Cooperation in Information Security

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan and Lao Minister of Post and Telecommunications Thansamay Kommasith have agreed to strengthen future partnership in...

Kudos to Asean Chair Laos Despite Hiccups

By all accounts, Laos has performed well and managed its role efficiently, delivering nearly all of its pledges as the chair of Asean. The...

The New U.S. Ambassador to Laos: Who Is Rena Bitter?

Rena Bitter, a career member of the Foreign Service, was nominated on May 19, 2016, to be Ambassador to Laos. If she’s confirmed, it...