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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...

ASEAN-Israel Dialogue Gains Momentum Amidst Critical Geopolitical Dynamics

As Laos gears up to take the helm of the ASEAN chairmanship in 2024, eyes turn to the potential impact on regional and global...

Myanmar Takes Lead as Largest Opium Source, Laos Defies Trend

Opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle has experienced a notable expansion over the past year, with Myanmar witnessing the most substantial increase due to...

Thai Airport Opens Automated Gates for Foreign Visitors, Streamlines Departure Process

Foreign visitors will have access to the automatic departure passport control lane at Suvarnabhumi Immigration Inspections, Bangkok, Thailand, from 15 December. Initially launched in 2012...

China’s President Will Visit Vietnam Weeks After It Strengthened Ties With the US, Japan

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday, 12 December, seeking to further deepen ties with its neighbor, which is...

Indonesia Suspects Human Trafficking is Behind Increasing Number of Rohingya Refugees

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s government blames a surge in human trafficking for the increasing number of Rohingya Muslims that have entered the country over...

Lao Traditional Naga Motif Weaving, Thailand’s Songkran Festival Inscribed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Laos has once again secured a spot on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. This time for its traditional weaving of the Naga motif. On...