TOKYO: The colourful two-day Lao Festival opened at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday (May 24) to showcase the Lao ...

By JAMIE THOMAS Special to the Times Downtown Merced burst into a kaleidoscope of color and joyous sounds this past Saturday, ...

Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But it most-visited city Luang Prabang is thriving, thanks to tourism. Can the rest of the country follow its lead? Luang Prabang, in the north ...

However, Laos faces challenges with national debt and the need to ensure tourism benefits the local population, particularly amidst concerns about "zero-dollar" tours. Representative image (AI ...

TOKYO -- Laos is looking to lure investment from more countries in the face of growing uncertainty over global trade, its president told Nikkei Asia, increasingly turning to nations like the U.S ...

UN agencies' representatives in Laos talk with railway staff inside the carriage of the K12 train on the China-Laos Railway, May 30, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] VIENTIANE -- Representatives from UN ...

According to a Herald Sun exclusive, at least two of the people “detained” after the deaths of six people, including Melbourne teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, at the Nana Backpackers ...

He was flagged after immigration counter officers suspected foul play seeing him travel to Laos with two other men who did not have return tickets MUMBAI: A 29-year-old man was arrested on Monday ...

This photo taken on May 30, 2025 shows the rainy weather in Vientiane, capital of Laos. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua) This photo taken on May 30, 2025 shows the rainy weather in Vientiane ...