News Laos: Denmark says Laos filed minor charges against distillery owner for tourists' alcohol deaths
BANGKOK: A court in Laos has brought charges against a distillery owner in connection with the deaths of foreign tourists in Laos in 2024. The charges will make the accused liable to a prison sentence ...
News Laos: Laos formally becomes SCO dialogue partner with signing ceremony in Beijing
Laos formally became a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), as a signing ceremony for the memorandum granting the Laos the status of a dialogue partner of the SCO was held ...
News Laos: Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel Opens in the Heart of the Lao Capital
Avani Hotels & Resorts has opened Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel, introducing the brand’s premium lifestyle hospitality to the Lao capital. Set on Fa Ngum Road, overlooking Chao Anouvong Park and the ...
News Laos: ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose serious risks, regional financial leaders said Friday. Laos’ Finance Minister Santiphab Phomvihane read out a joint statement following meetings among finance ministers at a hotel in the […]
News Laos: Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave
Rescue workers in Laos are searching for an alternative way into a flooded cave where two people have been trapped for nearly two weeks.
News Laos: Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
Rescue workers in Laos have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. The operation was completed Saturday, a day after the first survivor was extracted.
News Laos: Visiting Vientiane, the world’s youngest Communist capital
Vientiane, Laos (CNN) — 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 ...
News Laos: Laos calls for nationwide blood donation
VIENTIANE: The Lao Red Cross launched a blood donation campaign in the Lao capital Vientiane to mark World Blood Donor Day, which falls on June 14.
News Laos: Laos steps up support for flood-hit provinces
Lao authorities are stepping up efforts to help residents affected by recent floods, as damage reports continue to come in from several provinces.
News Laos: Families of methanol poisoning victims ‘shocked’ by £95 fine handed to Laos hostel staff
The families of two Australian teenagers who died of methanol poisoning in Laos in 2024 have expressed shock at the “disgraceful” fines levied on workers responsible for serving the tainted drinks.
News Laos: Laos advocates use of EV trucks to counter soaring fuel price
VIENTIANE: The government is stepping up efforts to reduce fuel dependence by encouraging the use of electrically-powered trucks, through a nationwide cooperation agreement signed in Vientiane this ...
News Laos: Laos pushes rail link with Vietnam to access sea trade routes
VIENTIANE: The government has given the National Assembly a detailed description of the plan to build a railway linking Laos and Vietnam, aiming to give Laos direct sea access and boost regional ...
News Laos: Laos scales up That Luang festival to launch Visit Laos Year 2024
Lao staff members greet passengers taking the first cross-border passenger train from Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province to Lao capital Vientiane at the Boten Station of the China-laos ...
News Laos: Upgrade of Lao-Thai border crossing in Vientiane province opens doors to growth
VIENTIANE: The Banvang border crossing between Meun district in Vientiane province and Loie province in Thailand has been upgraded to a full international checkpoint. The upgrade will facilitate the ...
News Laos: Vientiane province boosts tourism goals with 1.3 million visitors target by end of 2025
VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Laos' Vientiane province is actively boosting tourism to position the industry as a key economic driver, with a goal to attract over 1.3 million visitors by the end of 2025.
News Laos: Vat Phou Festival awakens Laos' spirit amid ancient ruins
VIENTIANE: Set among ancient stones and quiet hills, the annual Vat Phou Festival in southern Laos' Champasak province offers a rare moment at a sacred site, where visitors from all backgrounds can ...
News Laos: Laos empowers women in leadership roles
VIENTIANE: A specialised training workshop for female candidates was held from Monday (Feb 2) to Tuesday to prepare participants for the upcoming elections of members of the Lao National Assembly's ...
News Laos: Lao capital Vientiane welcomed over 2.2 million visitors in 2025
The Department of Culture Vientiane Capital reports that the Lao capital welcomed over 2.2 million visitors in the past year.
