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Lao National Assembly Opens 8th Ordinary Session to Address Key National Challenges

The 9th-tenure National Assembly (NA) opened its 8th Ordinary Session on 18 November in Vientiane. Under the leadership of Xaysomphone Phomvihane, the assembly convened to address mounting economic pressures, educational reforms, and constitutional updates, aiming to navigate the country through pressing national challenges. The session, attended by prominent figures including...

OP-ED: A New Chapter for Laos – Harnessing Global Expertise for Local School Meals

By Phout Simmalavong, Minister of Education and Sports, Laos and Marc-Andre Prost, World Food...

Laos, Russia Team Up on Unexploded Ordnance Clearance in Houaphanh Province

Laos’s Ministry of Defense and the Russian Embassy in Laos launched a humanitarian project...

Lao Education Minister Honored with Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for Advancing Education and Sports

On 3 November, the Government of Japan announced recipients of the 2024 Autumn Conferment...

K-Pop Star BamBam Lights Up ASEAN-Korea Music Festival 2024 in Vientiane

Popular K-pop star BamBam was the leading star at the 2024 ASEAN-Korea Music Festival...

Lao Prime Minister to Attend 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia This Month

Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone and his delegation will attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia, scheduled to take place on May 9-11....

Lao President Concludes His Official Visit to Cambodia

President Thongloun Sisoulith is back in Laos after his official state visit to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where he participated in several successful discussions with...

South Korea Employs Over 2,800 Lao Nationals as Part-time Workers

According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, more than 2,800 Lao nationals are currently working in South Korea on short-term contracts from...

Daughter of Ousted Thai Prime Minister Could Win His Old Job

BANGKOK (AP) — She has confidence, she has charisma, but most of all she has the family name and a face that reminds many...

Lao President Meets With Cambodian PM to Strengthen Ties

The top leaders of Laos and Cambodia met on Thursday at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh to further strengthen “already excellent” bilateral relations. President...

Lao Police Collect Over LAK 1 Billion Revenue from Egg and Fish Sales

The Police Department of Political Affairs managed to generate more than LAK 1 Billion in revenue from sales of eggs and fish from two...