Laos News

Europ Continents, an international distributor of medical equipment in South-East Asia, has introduced new test kits for HIV and syphilis, aimed at ensuring a timely diagnosis.

The dear respected Kim Jong Un was presented with a gift by the visiting delegation of Vientiane City of Laos.

If you're looking in the airport, you've left it too late. Your search for a beautiful, meaningful souvenir is going to end in the purchase of a tea towel and a bottle of duty-free gin.

The fish harvest from the Mekong is increasingly dominated by small fish, like these drying in the sun at a fishing camp at the border of Laos and Cambodia.

Mun Kyong Dok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and chief secretary of the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK, met and had a talk with the delegation of Vientiane City of Laos led by Soukanh Mahalath, secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, secretary of the Vientiane City Party ... (more)

Lao government energy officials yesterday met with hydropower experts from around the world to discuss ways to advance sustainable hydropower development.

Relations between Thailand and Laos in the 21st century have already moved toward a new era, which requires not only trust and cooperation, but also a new vision to make the links mutually beneficial to people of both countries.

The Nonhinhae village in Vientiane, Laos will organise what has been called 'the biggest rocket festival ever' on May 25.

A delegation of Vientiane City of Laos led by Soukanh Mahalath, secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, secretary of the Vientiane City Party Committee and mayor, visited the statues of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on Monday.

High-speed railway lines connecting Thailand, Laos and China might soon become a reality after the Thai cabinet met with its Lao counterparts in Chiang Mai earlier this week.

UN Food and Agriculture Organisation says there could be a possible solution to the food crisis by encouraging people to eat more insects.

The Lao government has set a target for economic growth of 8.5 to 9 per cent annually from 2016 to 2020 as it prepares to draft the eighth five-year national socio-economic development plan.

Lao Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vilayvanh Phomkhe has instructed his officials to work closely with local authorities to ensure everything is ready for this year's tree planting.

American prisoners-of-war held by communist North Vietnam during the years between 1965 and 1973 will celebrate their 40th year of freedom as a result of the release engineered by Pres.

The National Disaster Management Office under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao People's Democratic Republic held a workshop on ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response here on May 13-14. The AADMER was signed by 10 ASEAN countries in 2005 and was ratified and implemented since 2009.

Prime Minister of Laos Thongsing Thammavong will lead a high-level delegation to attend a joint Lao-Thai cabinet meeting and the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Summit in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on May 19-20. His visit is in response to an invitation from Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Crickets are some of the most commonly eaten insects in the world and are regarded as a solution for the malnutrition problem plaguing Laos.

Malaysian and Lao business associations plan to collaborate in promoting trade and investment and to further enhance and strengthen ties for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have welcomed the expansion of the East-West Economic Corridor to boost mutual cooperation.

Australia and Germany are partnering to improve access to financial credit for poor people in southern Laos.