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VIENTIANE: The final round of the fourth "Laotians Sing Chinese Songs" competition took place in the Lao capital Vientiane on Friday (Oct 24), attracting nearly 1,000 attendees from both China and ...

Despite the fact that the constitution and religious freedom laws in Laos officially guarantee the right to worship, Christians in rural areas of the Southeast Asian country are being evicted from ...

Joseph Akaravong, a politically-active Lao exile, was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant in southwestern France on June 14. On June 14, an attempt was made on the life of the prominent ...

Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the ...

Water balloons sailed through the air, bursting against laughing crowds. Hoses and water guns launched water from sidewalks and parade floats alike. Clouds of shaving cream clung to hair, clothes and ...

SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) - Government-owned Lao Airlines is set to start operating COMAC's C909 regional jet, a spokesperson for the country's flag carrier said, joining several other Southeast Asian ...

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Laos has signed a $1.45 billion clean energy deal with a Chinese power plant equipment manufacturer as the Southeast Asian country furthers its push into clean power ...

WARREN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Phonexay “Dan” Malavong, age 48 of Warren, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Born in Vientiane, Laos, on March 13, 1976, Dan touched the lives of many ...

Global economic headwinds, including tighter financial conditions, China’s economic slowdown and regional geopolitical tensions are amplifying Laos’ development challenges as its 2024 ASEAN ...

Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to ...

At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of consuming alcoholic drinks that contain methanol. By Michael Levenson Officials ...