VIENTIANE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- As the 2025 Chinese New Year approaches on Jan. 29, excitement is palpable in Laos. The celebration has gained unprecedented attention, with more Lao people than ever ...

“The event highlights the importance of traditional Lao attire and culture while celebrating the global recognition of the Lamvong dance,” she said. “It also promotes the traditional dress ...

The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. Laos has a longstanding reputation as an inexpensive, under-the-radar tourist destination best known ...

LAOS – 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 ...

In his palace in steamy Vientiane one day last week, handsome King Savang Vatthana of Laos stared thoughtfully at a freshly opened cable from U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold.

Head of the Vientiane Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Ms Viengphone Keokhounsi, told the Vientiane Times that the event aims to celebrate UNESCO’s recognition of the Lamvong while ...

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Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaythong Kommasith (right), welcomes Vietnam’s Ambassador to Laos, Nguyen Minh Tam, during a courtesy visit on December 25, 2024. - Photo: Vientiane Times/ANN ...

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who became an internet sensation earlier this year has crossed from Laos into Thailand on his way to India on a pilgrimage by foot. Thich Minh Tue, who gained fame in ...

Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centres in Myanmar on ...