For years, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Lao people in Minnesota have said they’ve struggled to get specific recognition in ...

Chinese developers are constructing high-rise residential towers across the special economic zone that are geared to Chinese investors, unaffordable to the vast majority of Lao. Warning ...

Life moves slower in Laos, but the pace is quickening and the ‘land of a million elephants’ is increasingly in the clutches ...

Still, Yang wants to start contributing to society in Laos and become comfortable with the Lao language and culture, Bub said ...

crystal meth or any other psychoactive substance is a violation of Lao law. Authorities are now carrying out in-depth investigations to gather information and evidence, which will be forwarded to ...

VIENTIANE: Laos has successfully lifted 31,232 families out of poverty, reaching 89.23 per cent of its target for 2024. The Lao government's initiative to create poverty-free districts is also ...

Economic instability and challenges in social services are threatening the gains Laos has made in poverty eradication, education, nutritional status, and other key human development indicators. The ...

While Laos has still one of the highest per capita annual rice consumption levels in the world, there is evidence that it had reached the peak in mid-2000s and is now on a declining trend. A ...

Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...

Simone and her best friend Bethany had been all over the world, and their trip to Cambodia and Laos in November last year was meant to be their next great adventure. A couple of days into the ...