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More Lao Citizens Live Abroad as Foreign Population Nearly Doubles

The number of foreign nationals living in Laos has nearly doubled over the past decade, led by a sharp increase in Chinese residents, even as hundreds of thousands of Lao citizens live abroad. Laos recorded 79,827 foreign residents in its 2025 census, up from 45,538 in 2015. The census also...

Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the...

Timor-Leste Moves to Join Cluster Munition Ban at Vientiane Conference

Timor-Leste has taken a formal step toward joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions, signing...

Seven-Year-Old Becomes Laos’ Youngest Internationally Rated Chess Player

Seven-year-old Bounthiengtham “Jayson” Sengphachan has already done something no Lao chess player his age...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

Court Clears Way for Thai Parliament to Pick New Prime Minister 3 Months After Elections

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court cleared the way Wednesday for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister more than three months after...

Vientiane Speeds Up Revamp of Roads for ASEAN Chairmanship 2024

Authorities in Vientiane Capital are trying to wrap up the construction and repair of roads in the rainy season as part of preparations to...

Drought Conditions in Laos Likely to Affect Electricity Export to Thailand

According to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), electricity supply from Laos to Thailand is expected to be insufficient this year due to...

Lao Prime Minister Visits Flood-Affected Areas in Savannakhet

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, accompanied by his delegation, recently visited flood-affected regions in Champhone District, Savannakhet Province, to evaluate the situation and extend...

Luang Prabang to Host Vietnam Culture and Tourism Week in October

Eight northwestern provinces of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City will be organizing a Culture and Tourism Week event in Luang Prabang for the...

Thai Woman’s TikTok Dance on Japanese Train Sparks Outrage

A TikTok video of a Thai woman dancing on a train in Japan sparked outrage on social media from both Thai and Japanese netizens,...