Vientiane: The governments of Laos and Japan have signed a revised agreement for the Wattay International Airport Improvement Project, with Japan providing grant assistance worth 3.863 billion yen, or approximately US$26.5 million, to support the airp...
Vientiane: The Embassy of Japan in the Lao PDR hosted a send-off party on July 31, 2026, at the Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane to celebrate 22 Lao scholars who will soon depart for Japan to pursue advanced studies under two prestigious scholarship p...
Vientiane: Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport, Detsongkham Thammavong, on Aug. 6 conducted an inspection of landslide damage along National Road 8A in the Phou Phaman mountain pass following several days of heavy rainfall that caused extens...
Vientiane: The government, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO), convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue at UN House in Vientiane to discuss the integ...
Vientiane: Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Aug. 6 received General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, during the Vietnamese delegation's official working visit to Laos. PM Sonexay, a member ...
Vientiane: The Central Party Theoretical Council of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam met on Aug. 4 to review bilateral cooperation and exchange theoretical and practical experie...
Vientiane: The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with support from Australia through the BEQUAL program, is organizing a three-day workshop from 13 to 15 May 2026 to advance the development of Teacher Support Pack 15 (TSP 15) on the topic of cl...
