News, 18 March 2020

Construction of China-Laos railway power supply project starts

Along all the four bidding sections of the project in northern Laos, Chinese and Lao engineers cast concrete to cement the first four power tower ...

Laos closes checkpoint at Thai border

Laos continues to allow travelers from Thailand to pass through the Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge at Nakhon Phanom. Lao officials say that a Thai ...

Laos border crossing in Phayao reopens

No explanation was available, neither from Thai nor Lao officials. Other Lao border checkpoints at Muang Paklay, Muang Ngeun and Muang Kenthao ...

Going wild: Indotrek's epic journey links Thailand and Laos

With a mosaic of ethnic cultures and a topography that lends itself to adrenalised activities, the highlands of Thailand and Laos have long been prime ...

News, 17 March 2020

Laos launches passenger processing systems at international airports

A press conference on the twin systems was recently held in the Lao capital Vientiane and chaired by director general of Immigration Department ...

Thai- Lao border closed in Phayao

PHAYAO: The border crossing to Laos in Phu Sang district of this northern province has been closed from both sides due to the Covid-19 threat.

Le Laos ferme temporairement ses portes frontalières

Le Laos a récemment ordonné la fermeture temporaire de 10 portes frontalières avec ses pays voisins, dont le Vietnam, au milieu de la propagation ...

News, 16 March 2020

Laos orders shutdown of 10 entry points to curb virus spread

The ten border crossings instructed to close include six Lao-Vietnamese checkpoints: Panghok international checkpoint in Phongsaly province, Nam ...

(COVID-19) Le Hunan fait don de matériels pour aider le Laos et la République de Corée à lutter ...

CHANGSHA, 16 mars (Xinhua) -- La province chinoise du Hunan (centre) a fait don de fournitures pour aider à lutter contre le coronavirus au Laos et ...

News, 14 March 2020

Inside the Golden Triangle, where warlords and drug barons reign

It is one of 14 economic zones embraced by the cash-strapped Lao ... Laos has declared the tiger extinct in the wild but there are tigers here - hidden ...

Laos cancels several regional high-level conferences

The Lao Government has cancelled four regional high-level conferences slated for the end of March in the country's capital Vientiane over concern ...

COVID-19 : Le Laos annule plusieurs conférences régionales de haut niveau

COVID-19 : Le Laos annule plusieurs conférences régionales de haut niveau. Le gouvernement laotien a annulé quatre conférences régionales de ...

Tunnel on China-Laos railway completed

The construction of a 17.44km-long tunnel on the China-Laos railway was completed Friday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the ...

Man caught taking 30000 face masks to Laos

Border authorities examine boxes of face masks being illegally transported to Laos at the Cau Treo International Border Gate in Ha Tinh Province. Photo ...

News, 10 March 2020

SapSap's Darleen Vanmanivong assists in bringing Lao cuisine to the fore

After all, Lao staples – and countless variations – including papaya salad, beef jerky, larb and pho (some of which have origins in Laos) are made and ...

AFC Cup 2020: Ho Chi Minh City see off Lao Toyota to make it two wins in a row

Ho Chi Minh City notched their second consecutive win in Group F of AFC Cup 2020 after toiling to a 2-0 win over Lao Toyota at the New Laos ...

HCMC FC to play AFC Cup behind closed doors

The match, to kick off at 6:30 p.m. in Lao National Stadium, will commence after organizers in Laos guaranteed safety amidst the Covid-19 outbreak.

Lao businesses lose out as National Games is postponed

With Laos lacking widespread health infrastructure and medical supplies, authorities decided to postpone the games to reduce the risk of an outbreak ...

Germany backs access to finance for Lao MSMEs

The grant of EUR 6.8 million will be provided to the Bank of the Lao PDR through the KfW Development Bank. This fund will also continue to strengthen ...

Eau Claire rally condemns deportation of Hmong & Lao community members

(WEAU) -- A resolution condemning the deportation of Hmong and Lao families in the Chippewa Valley was brought up by the Eau Claire City Council.

Bangkok Airways annonce plusieurs suppressions de vols

PG943 Bangkok-Vientiane et PG944 Vientiane-Bangkok à partir du 10 mars (sauf le 24 mars 2020). – PG949 Bangkok-Vientiane et PG940 ...