The deaths of six young tourists in Laos from suspected methanol poisoning have sent shockwaves through the backpacking community and prompted governments worldwide to issue urgent travel warnings ...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Lao economy is expected to grow 4.8 percent in 2025, reflecting steady progress under the government's five-year socio-economic development plan for 2021-2025 ...

Accor announces over 230 hotel signings and openings across Asia in 2025, strengthening its premium, midscale, and lifestyle ...

The Lao economy has expanded at an average annual rate of 4.24%, in line with the five-year plan.

Discover Bohème, a new 13-suite luxury small-ship cruise on the Mekong in Laos offering slow travel, guided village visits, and year-round river journeys.

The Laos government's top priorities are poverty eradication, job creation, and improvement of education and public health ...

VIENTIANE: The government's top priorities are poverty eradication, job creation and improvement of education and public ...

Mathematical quirks of our universe have led some cosmologists to wonder whether the cosmos was actually born in a black hole. Parallels in the physics of the universe and that of black holes have led ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardons a Hmong community leader arrested by ICE. Lue Vang, a father of six, is the president of the Hmong Family Association of Lansing. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pardoned an ...

(251024) -- VIENTIANE, Oct. 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People communicate at a stall during the 24th Lao Handicraft Festival in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 23, 2025. The festival is held here from Oct. 22 to 26.

Lao capital Vientiane is aglow with culture and tradition during the annual That Luang festival, as crowds gather to ...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Laos has officially launched its fifth population and housing census, running nationwide from Nov. 3 to Dec. 28, with results serving as a baseline for implementing the ...