Lao New News Today

​Lao New Year was joyfully celebrated across the country last week with even more fanfare than usual because of this being Visit Laos Year, with Luang Prabang​ and Vientiane in particular staging a raft of colourful activities.

At the same time, he embarked on a remarkable journey that eventually led him to establish a business making vegetable dried noodles.

Popular Lao dishes are often hiding on Thai restaurant menus.

Popular Lao dishes are often hiding on Thai restaurant menus.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The popular Tad Loc and Tad​ Hang​ waterfalls in Saravan province are an enticing prospect for visitors over Lao New​ Year​ now that provincial authorities have improved facilities and added new attractions.

With the Lao New Year festival just around the corner, the Department of Industry and Commerce in Vientiane Capital has reminded shopkeepers and stall owners that they must adhere to the rules governing the provision of goods and services during the festival.

It's tough times in Laos now. During a peak in dengue fever, with more than 12,000 cases, Laos also faces a new wave of Covid-19 outbreak, reports Laotian Times.

Laos reported just a single case of Covid-19 and zero deaths across the country on Friday night (June 24), reports Laotian Times.

© Provided by Xinhua Young Laotians respectfully pour perfumed water on the hands of their elders and ask for their blessings for the New Year. Some Vi

NUR-SULTAN KAZINFORM The ceremony of presenting credential letters to the President of Kazakhstan by the newly appointed Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 10 states held at the Akorda presidential palace, the Akorda press service reports.