Most foreign firms CNA spoke to are forging ahead with long-term business plans in the country, including expansion. Analysts ...

The two countries’ approaches to a wide range of international issues "overlap or are very close," the Russian foreign minister noted ...

Moscow sees good prospects for constructing a small capacity nuclear power plant in the Lao People's Democratic Republic with the participation of the Rosatom State Corporation ...

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We crossed the land border from Thailand into Laos, starting our journey into a new country. From immigration lines to local ...

President Donald Trump’s administration continues to face claims that US officials are wrongfully deporting migrants in violation of court orders and other legal protections amid his ramped up ...

Many of them – such as the Mittaphab Russian-Lao Friendship Hospital – continue to benefit the citizens of the Lao PDR to ...

On our National Day we celebrate 35 years after German re-unification The purpose of UNESCO World Heritage listings is to ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Angana Banerji conducted discussions on the Lao PDR’s economy for the 2025 Article IV Consultation during November 5-19, 2025. At the end of the ...

In late October, Princess Aiko received a lecture from Prof. Yoko Kikuchi of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, who is well-versed in the modern history of Laos. The princess learned about its ...

JAPAN's Princess Aiko has arri­ved in Laos for her first official overseas trip, state media said, a largely symbolic visit ...

Japan's Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is visiting Laos on an official visit to the ...