Vientiane College and the learning company Pearson have partnered to launch the first Pearson Test of English Academic test centre in Laos.
Laos will transmit electricity to Cambodia in 2025
Construction of two coal-fired power plants will begin at the end of 2021 in Xekong province in the southeast of Laos, and will begin transmitting electricity to Cambodia in 2025.
Laos: Two power plants planned for sale of electricity to Cambodia
Construction of two coal-fired power plants will begin at the end of this year in Xekong province in the southeast of Laos, according to a senior government official.
Crossing Indochina Road Trip – Part 2: Discovering Laos along NH13 and heading to Cambodia
Hồng Minh As capital cities go, I must confess Vientiane has to be one of the smallest and indeed quietest I have ever been too. That said it was the perfect pit-stop point to recharge the family’s …
Vietnam and Laos Top leaders hold phone talks
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: VNA The Vietnamese Party and State leader thanked the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, ministries, agencies, …
Lao newspaper highlights success of Party Congresses in Vietnam, Laos
The Lao News Agency’s Pathet Lao newspaper runs an article on the success of the National Party Congresses in Vietnam and Laos. NDO/VNA – The success of the National Party Congresses in Vietnam and …
Tourists seen in Vangvieng, Laos
Tourists are seen in Vangvieng, Laos, Jan. 31, 2021. Vangvieng, a tourism town northern to Lao capital Vientiane, witnessed a growing number of domestic tourists as the spread of COVID-19 in Laos has …
Vietnamese expats in Laos celebrate traditional Tet
Making “banh chung” (square glutinous rice cake) was the highlight of an event held on February 2 at the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in the Lao capital of Vientiane to welcome in the …
Asia Album: Domestic tourism rises in Laos as COVID-19 pandemic brought under control
A tourist takes a selfie at a peak in the Lao tourism town of Vangvieng, on January 30, 2021. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua) VIENTIANE, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Due to travel restrictions triggered by …
Thailand challenges Laos dam building spree on Mekong
Thailand has threatened to sink plans for a Chinese-developed dam planned for the Mekong River in neighbouring Laos, in a rare rebuke that hints at a rising tide of dissension in an area where all …