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Two Danish Tourists, One American Dead in Vang Vieng from Methanol Poisoning, Official Report Says

The Lao government confirmed the deaths from methanol poisoning of two Danish tourists and one American national in Vang Vieng. The Danish victims have been identified as Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21. The pair entered Laos on 7 November via the Nam Phao International Border Crossing...

ASEAN Defense Ministers Unite in Laos for Peace and Security Talks

The 18th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 11th ADMM-Plus successfully concluded in...

ASEAN Youth Organization Successfully Opened the ASEAN Youth Conference 2024

The ASEAN Youth Organization (AYO) proudly hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 7th ASEAN...

ASEAN Policy Forum Paves Way for Transformative Education Reforms

Laos hosted the ASEAN Policy Forum on Higher Education 2024 in Vientiane Capital from...

ASEAN-South Korea Music Festival 2024 Coming to Laos in November

The ASEAN-South Korea Music Festival 2024 (2024 ROUND) is set to take place in Laos this November. The festival, themed 'Step Out, Sing As One,'...

Thai Court Drops Case Against Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday, 4 March, dropped a charge against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, for...

Timor-Leste’s President Meets Lao Counterpart in State Visit to Vientiane

President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste and his delegation arrived in Vientiane for an official state visit from February 27 to March 2 to strengthen...

Leap Day 2024: The Rare Gift of ‘More Time’

Consider those moments when the thought crosses your mind: "If only there were more time today." Today, however, presents us with precisely that: "more...

Newborns in Japan Are at a New Low, While Fewer Couples Marry

TOKYO (AP) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed...

Thai Authorities Arrest Suspect in Illegal Surrogacy Ring Smuggling Semen into Laos, Cambodia

Thai authorities have made a breakthrough in the fight against illegal surrogacy rings with the arrest of Theeraphong Chaisuk, a 33-year-old Thai national, on...