Oudomxay: That Phon, a Buddhist stupa, and Heuan Hin, a historic stone house, along with their surrounding areas, were officially recognized as national cultural heritage sites during a ceremony held on January 29, 2026, at Ban Phone That, Xayphouthon…

Vang vieng: The Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), under the Ministry of Finance, has initiated a nationwide training program aimed at preparing enumerators and supervisors for the upcoming Census Post-Enumeration Survey (PES), which is scheduled for early …

Vientiane: The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has announced the development of its National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, which will be guided by UNESCO’s AI Ethics Readiness Assessment Methodology. This initiative aims to…

Cebu: The Lao PDR underscored key national priorities and shared its tourism achievements at the 29th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting (ATF 2026), held from January 25-31, 2026, in Cebu, Philippines, under the theme ‘Navigating Our Tourism Future, Toge…

Pakse: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Lao National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) have successfully concluded a pivotal project aimed at integrating biodiversity across Laos’ agrifood sys…

Vientiane: The 13th meeting of the Lao-Thai Border Coordination Unit (Vientiane Capital-Nong Khai Province) took place on January 28, 2026, at the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge I in Nong Khai Province, Thailand. The meeting was attended by a Lao delegati…

Kunming: A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security of the Lao PDR, led by a Brigadier General, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Public Security Office, attended the Senior Officials Meeting on Mekong River Law Enforcement and Security Cooperatio…

Dong bang: The figure of Cuban National Hero Jos© Mart­ was celebrated in the heroic Lao village of Dong Bang, in a commemorative event marking the 173rd anniversary of his birth on January 28.

According to Lao News Agency, the Apostle of Independen…