The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.

The country’s economy is growing by nearly 8 percent a year. The flag of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, with its Soviet-style hammer and sickle, still flies alongside the national flag ...

The country code for Laos is +856. This country code, along with the area code, is required to call a telephone number in Laos from another country. Also an international dialing prefix, specific to ...

The parents of one of the young women who died after drinking tainted alcohol in the south-east Asian nation of Laos have ...

Colourful rectangular wooden boats carrying tourists are chugging along at a leisurely pace across the Mekong River. The ...

VIENTIANE: Laos is taking steps to improve teaching quality and enhance education in remote areas of the country, Lao ...

Laos' Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare will host the fourth National Skills Competition next month to promote ...

VIENTIANE: The Ministry of Energy and Mines is working with international partners to develop carbon market opportunities in ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

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 ...

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, ...

have led to increasing and stable rice surpluses in the country. Today, Laos has achieved rice self-sufficiency at the national level. At the regional level, there are differences in rice ...