Vientiane: The Lao Youth Business Association (LYBA) reviewed its achievements for the first half of 2026 and outlined priorities for the remainder of the year during a meeting held on Aug. 6 in Vientiane under the theme, "Developing LYBA and Promotin...

Vientiane: President Thongloun Sisoulith on Aug. 6 received Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, during a courtesy call marking the Vietnamese delegation's official visit to Laos from Aug. 5-7. Pre...

Vientiane: The Ministry of Public Security has announced it will stop issuing traditional household registration books to Lao citizens and transition to an electronic census registration system using Census Data Certificates. According to Lao News Ag...

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...