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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 Program (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Laos, with inputs from the Embassy of France to Laos. Laos is at a pivotal moment in our journey to improve child nutrition and education. This September, we signed...

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...

Laos, Singapore Partner to Launch Singapore International Institute for Enhanced Vocational Training

Laos has recently advanced vocational training and education by partnering with Singapore to create...

Australia and Laos Continue Human Resource Development Partnership

The Program Management and Steering Committee for the third phase of the Laos Australia Institute held its first meeting last week. The Committee, chaired by...

Australia To Train Lao Interpreters To Prepare For The 2024 ASEAN Chair Year

Seventeen staff from across the Lao Government have been selected to participate in the Australia-Laos ASEAN Interpretation and Translation Program. Upon completion of this...

Australian Education Exhibition to Be Held This Month

Australia is home to some of the world’s best universities, and the Australian Education Exhibition provides a chance for students in Laos to find...

China Re-Elects President Xi Jinping For Third Term

The ongoing session of the 14th National People’s Congress of China on Friday saw President Xi Jinping re-elected for a third term, after winning...

Govt of Laos to Tackle Human Trafficking in Tourism Industry

The Laos Anti Trafficking in Persons Project, a five-year USAID-funded program, has been developed to provide information, education, and communication tools to help prevent...

Thailand Begins Work on Longest Railway Tunnel Connecting to Laos

The excavation work for Thailand's longest tunnel, which will connect the country to Laos, has begun and it is expected to open for service...