Wednesday, April 29, 2026

General

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone Visits Advanced Agricultural Production Base in Champasak Province

Mounlapamok: Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone visited a commercial agricultural production base and met with local residents in Nong Nga village, Mounlapamok District, Champasak Province, during his working visit last weekend. According to Lao News ...

Luang Prabang Sees Sharp Drop in Lao New Year Tourism Arrivals

Luang prabang: A total of 68,126 visitors were recorded over the 10-day holiday, representing a 46 percent decrease compared to 126,846 visitors during the same period in 2025. Of the total, 27,251 were international tourists, down 42 percent, while 4...

Government’s April 2026 Ordinary Session Opens in Vientiane

Vientiane: The meeting was attended in person by Deputy Prime Ministers, government members, and the Mayor of Vientiane Capital, while provincial governors and deputy governors joined via video conference. The session aims to review key developments i...

Laos and UK Forge Path to Strengthen Tourism Cooperation

Vientiane: At the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Minister Suansavanh Vignaket welcomed Mel Barlow, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to the Lao PDR, for a courtesy meeting focused on enhancing bilateral tourism coope...

Pakse-Vientiane Bus Overturns in Bolikhamxay: 8 Fatalities Confirmed

Bolikhamxay: The Bolikhamxay Provincial Public Security Department has confirmed a fatal traffic accident involving a long-distance sleeper bus traveling along National Road 13. According to Lao News Agency, the incident occurred at approximately 4:...

Government Policy

President Receives Vietnam’s Chief of General Staff, Reaffirms Strong Bilateral Ties

Vientiane: On April 22, 2026, Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao PDR, received a courtesy visit from Nguyen Tan Cuong, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietn...

Education

DepEd Antique to offer Madrasah Education for secondary learners

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique plans to open the Madrasah Education for Muslim secondary learners for the school year 2024-2025. Dr. Eleanore Dagala, DepEd Antique supervisor for Aralin Panlipu...

Industry

Human Services

PM calls to boost anti-tuberculosis efforts

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts. His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable resul...

Vietnamese blood donors save life of UK patient

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17....

Thai Binh province records fruitful health cooperation with Denmark: official

Thai Binh: A senior official of the northern province of Thai Binh highlighted the productive cooperation in healthcare with Denmark while meeting with a visiting delegation of the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health on March 5. Providing a br...

RoK pharmaceutical firm transfers technology of 7 products to Vietnam

Hanoi: Genuone Sciences, the Republic of Korea's leading pharmaceutical company, announced on February 26 that it signed a business agreement with Vietnam's Imexpharm Joint Stock Company (IMP) on the transfer of technology for seven products, includin...

Public health care, improvement among top priorities of Vietnam: President

Hanoi: The Party and State always place people at the centre of development, and caring for and improving people's health is one of the important tasks and top priorities of Vietnam's development policy, President Vo Van Thuong has affirmed. He made ...

Entertainment

2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People's Committee of the nort...

HCM City Int’l Film Festival 2024 opens

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) opened in the southern metropolis on April 6. Running from April 6-13, the festival includes three main competition categories, including Southeast Asian films, debut and sho...

French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi: The French food festival 2024 named 'Balade En France' was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People's Committee. Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, a...

Fun & Game

2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People's Committee of the nort...

HCM City Int’l Film Festival 2024 opens

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024 (HIFF 2024) opened in the southern metropolis on April 6. Running from April 6-13, the festival includes three main competition categories, including Southeast Asian films, debut and sho...

French food festival 2024 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi: The French food festival 2024 named 'Balade En France' was opened in Hanoi on April 5 under the auspices of the French embassy in Vietnam and the municipal People's Committee. Taking place to April 7, the festival boasts nearly 80 pavilions, a...

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