- Agriculture ministry sets 50,000-hectare tree planting target for 2026
The government has set an ambitious target for trees to be planted on 50,000 hectares throughout this year, to restore the country’s depleted forests. On National Arbour Day..............More>>>
- Govt to suspend fuel-powered vehicle imports until end of 2026
The government will temporarily suspend the import of fuel-powered vehicles until the end of 2026 as part of a strategy to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs)........More>>>
- Laos Festival 2026 opens in Tokyo, deepening Laos-Japan ties
The Laos Festival 2026 kicked off in Tokyo, Japan, on May 23, promoting Lao culture and traditions while strengthening friendship and cooperation between Laos and Japan. The annual festival, now in its 14th year, has become an important platform for..........More>>>
- Laos eyes regional leadership in nature-positive investments
Laos is looking to take the lead in regional nature-positive investments by developing a national framework to ensure that development projects do not harm biodiversity.......More>>>
- SOS Children’s Villages Laos hosts charity event to build better future for orphans, vulnerable children and children at risk of losing family care
SOS Children’s Villages Laos, under the guidance of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the Management Committee of the organisation, organised.......More>>>
- Where the sunset meets the loom: how Ock Pop Tok threaded a 25-year legacy along the Mekong
As the sun begins its slow descent over the Mekong River, casting a soft amber and violet glow across the water, a quiet magic settles over the riverside tropical garden of the Ock Pop Tok Living Crafts Centre.......More>>>
- Urgent rescue operation underway for villagers trapped in Xaysomboun cave
Rescue operations are continuing in Phanxay village, Longchaeng district, Xaysomboun province, where seven people are strandedinside a flooded cave following..........More>>>
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- Laos prepares to host Convention on Cluster Munitions review meeting
The government began preparations on Monday to host a global conference that will review progress made under the United Nations’ Convention on Cluster Munitions...........More>>>
- KOICA completes second year of food and drug safety programme
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Laos has success-fully completed the second year of its five-year programme, “Capacity Building for Strengthening Post-Market Surveillance and Quality Assur-ance for Food and Drug Products in Laos (2025-2030)”, held from May 10-23 in the Republic of Korea............More>>>
- Champasak reaps bountiful harvest
Agriculture officials in Champasak province are encouraging villagers to grow more rice and other crops and to raise more animals, so that sufficient food is produced for their own consumption, as well as a surplus for export. Over the past three months, officials from the Agriculture and Environment Department in Champasak province, together with local authorities, have helped local people with crop growing, livestock raising and fishery, according to a report in the Champamai newspaper. Department Director Mr Kham Nilavong said that to ensure a sufficient rice harvest, farmers grew dry season rice on 7,251 hectares, equalling 97 percent of the target figure. Harvesting of the crop is now 80 percent complete and is expected to be finished this month. ..........More>>>
- Proud scholarship recipients head for studies in Australia
The Ministry of Education and Sports and the Embassy of Australia to Laos held an event to farewell 22 Australia Awards Scholarship recipients. The awardees will study at universities across Australia in a range of fields, including Environmental Management, Public Health, Public Policy, Education, Economics, and more. Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Dr Daravone Kittiphanh and Australia’s Ambassador to Laos, Ms Megan Jones, farewelled the scholarship recipients at a special ceremony............More>>> |
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Laos’ motorcycle wash culture evolves
On a hot afternoon in Vientiane, the sound of water spraying against dusty motorcycles mixes with Lao music playing softly from a small roadside repair shop........More>>>
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