United States dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Laos; 80 million unexploded ordnance remains. Continue funding to clear ...

This article explores the list of landlocked countries in Asia, each with their significant history and latest international ...

Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?

From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped 4 billion bombs on Laos. To this day, the country holds the dubious distinction of being the most heavily bombed neutral country in history. 580,000 bombing ...

Father Tito Banchong Thopanhong, Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, who endured imprisonment and hardship to serve his ...

A British woman who fell severely ill with methanol poisoning while staying at a backpackers hostel in Laos last year has ...

LAOS – Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change. Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist ...

Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...

The Country Opinion Survey in Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Laos PDR perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with ...

Korean Ambassador Jung Yung Soo (second left) and Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Phonvanh Outhavong (second right) chair the seminar.

Economic instability and challenges in social services are threatening the gains Laos has made in poverty eradication, education, nutritional status, and other key human development indicators. The ...

Thailand's cabinet has approved the second phase of the high-speed rail project that will connect the Southeast Asian country ...