- Laos, Russia enhance cooperation at BRICS Summit
The Lao and Russian presidents have pledged to strengthen their partnership and enhance cooperation in economic development and regional frameworks. This commitment was made when President Thongloun Sisoulith met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the BRICS and Developing Countries Summit last week in Kazan, Russia, according to the press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.........More>>>

- Luang Prabang records 1.5 million tourists in nine months
Some 1,583,000 Lao and foreign tourists visited Luang Prabang in the first nine months of this year, surpassing the target figure of 900,000 set for the whole of 2024, according to a report by Lao National Radio. Speaking to reporters recently, the Governor of Luang Prabang city, Mr Viengthong Hathsachanh, said tourism in the province and its capital city had exploded during Visit Laos Year 2024, and visitors had returned in droves since the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic faded in everyone’s memory.........More>>>

- Lao, Vietnamese leaders pursue plans for rail, road links
The leaders of Laos and Vietnam have agreed to speed up plans around infrastructure development, aimed at creating rail and road links between the two neighbouring countries. .........More>>>

- Public health groups back Laos in ending tobacco industry deal
October 28, Bangkok -- The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and various international health groups have expressed their solidarity with the Government of Laos in its commitment not to renew the Investment Licence Agreement it has held with the tobacco industry for the past 25 years. .........More>>>

- China eyes Lao durian to meet spiralling market demand
Several Chinese businesses have expressed interest in growing durian in Laos to feed the surge in demand for the fruit among Chinese consumers. . .......More>>>