Supported by favorable external conditions, strong policy actions taken by the Bank of Lao PDR (BOL) and Ministry of Finance ...

People didn't just survive, they recreated home where they could,” says Zanaman. His parents fled Laos as refugees, bringing their customs with them to Louisiana where they made a home.

Nagbhid resident Roshan Kule alleged that he was harassed and assaulted by the local moneylenders in Chandrapur over dues ...

December 2025 . On the 13-year anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone , we, ...

VIENTIANE: The newly built Laos-Vietnam Friendship Park, located in Dongmakkhai village in Xaythany district, Vientiane, was officially opened on December 2, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of ...

As of April, Vietnam had invested in 267 projects in Laos, with total registered capital of 5.63 billion USD. In the first 10 ...

Aditta Kittikhoun has learned to anticipate the question. No, not Thailand, but it’s next to Thailand. No, not China, but it’s next to China. No, not Vietnam, but it’s next to Vietnam. Kittikhoun, who ...

More than half of Cambodia and Laos’ tree cover loss in 2024 was recorded inside protected areas, Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn reports. The findings were a result of Mongabay’s analysis of satellite data ...

In this Vientiane nightlife tour vlog we show you around the city center and the night markets along the Mekong River. I stayed several days in Vientiane and even went out to some of the other places ...

Luang Prabang in northern Laos used tourism to become virtually free of poverty. But Laos is still one of the poorest ...

Participants at the 33rd Meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council held in Sarawak, Malaysia, on April 24, also shared ideas and comments on the draft ASCC Post-2025 Strategic plan.