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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 has done before. The young player from Vientiane Chess Academy recently became the youngest Lao player to receive an official FIDE Rapid rating, a ranking based on performance in faster-paced chess games, scoring 1503 after a...

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...

Laos, Vietnam Set USD 4 Billion Trade Goal as Economic Ties Grow

Laos and Vietnam are pushing to take their economic partnership to the next level,...

Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...

Lao Police Arrest Two Nationals in Cross-Border Heroin Investigation

Two Lao nationals have been arrested in Laos as part of a growing cross-border...

Nearly Four Thousand Lao Workers Receive Vaccinations in Thailand

  The Thai government has begun Covid-19 vaccinations for 3,849 Lao migrant workers living in Bangkok. Some 3,500 Lao citizens in the Kingdom of Thailand enrolled...

Authorities in Laos Respond to Thai Conspiracy Theory on Naga Fireballs

The debate surrounding the mysterious Naga fireball phenomenon in Laos has caused friction across both sides of the Mekong River after news reports in...

Vietnam Supports Laos in Fight Against Covid-19

The Vietnamese government has provided Laos with a donation of USD 2.21 million as well as medical equipment worth over USD 5,000 in support...

ASEAN Summit Begins Without Myanmar as Thailand Urges Reopening

Leaders from Southeast Asian countries have begun their annual summit without the presence Myanmar, whose military refused to send a representative. The Association of Southeast...

Cambodia Officially Begins Issuing Tourist Visas

Cambodia has begun to issue tourist visas after closing its borders to general tourists since March last year. Phnom Phenh Post reports that the Ministry...

Laos Considers Reopening of Borders to Group Tours

The government of Laos has begun to consider opening its borders to certain groups if the right conditions can be met and vaccination rates...