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Hong Kong Airlines launched the direct service to Vientiane, Laos on 27 April 2024, further boosting its expanding network in the region. 

VIENTIANE: With air pollution rising to alarming levels in some parts of the country, the government has instructed authorities in charge to take action against slash and burn cultivation, which causes current smoky skies.

Laos recorded an inflation rate of 24.92 percent in April, a slight decrease from 24.98 per cent in March, the Lao Statistics Bureau said on Monday.

A recent workshop of LAO PDR lawmakers heard that targeted interventions would be necessary to meet the ICPD25 programme of action.

According to VNA, Tua Chua highland district in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien boasts a lot of potential and advantages for the development of top-tier tourism.

(VOVWORLD) -People's Committee of Sa Pa town, Lao Cai province, on Saturday hosted a conference to promote local tourism and connections with localities in neighboring China and Laos.

The first tourist train running from Guiyang in Southwest China’s Guizhou province to the Lao capital of Vientiane will make its inaugural journey on May 8, the Chinese city said on its website.

The governments of Laos and Thailand plan to increase the volume of their shared trade by building more road and bridge links as well as a special railway bridge, as agreed when the foreign ministers met for talks in Thailand this week.

As the extreme heat from the sun shines upon South-East Asia, many countries in the area have been heavily affected by the sweltering temperature, and Laos, with the daily thermometer reading at 40 degrees Celsius, is no exception.

Sheehan Phinney attorney Alisha Cahall has been named to the Friends of Aine board of directors. Friends of Aine Center for Grieving Children and Families offers support for grieving children