Laos' economy expanded 5 per cent in the first half of 2026, helped by a strong tourism season and growth in services.

Across the highlands of central Laos, thousands of massive stone jars lie strewn over the landscape in clusters, some ...

Laos has been named one of the seven must-visit destinations for 2027, alongside the Balkans, Egypt, Namibia, Peru, ...

Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change. Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples and an ...

VIENTIANE: Policymakers, industry leaders and development partners will gather in Vientiane on Sept 3 for Clean Energy Day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new initiative is aimed at raising awareness about a dark and often forgotten chapter of U.S. history: the secret bombing of ...

Hydropower generated in Laos has for the first time been transmitted to China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) through the China-Laos 500-kilovolt (kV) interconnection project, ...

The mid-term conference of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Committee for 2026. Photo: Chau An (MoF) The conference was ...

The Lao Football Federation (LFF) has requested police to investigate irregularities in the national team's matches during the 2026 ASEAN Cup, from own goals to red cards and the goalkeeper giving up ...

For instance, Laos, the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, has alarms going off: public and publicly-guaranteed debt was $14.5 billion, 89 percent of GDP by the end of 2021, and is likely over ...

Laos borrowed billions from President Xi Jinping's administration to finance railways, highways and hydroelectric dams, which has ballooned public debt to over 100% of GDP. Combined with a currency ...