United States dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Laos; 80 million unexploded ordnance remains. Continue funding to clear ...

VIENTIANE: Over the past three months, Lao and Russian military bomb disposal experts have removed 285 items of unexploded ...

The country’s economy is growing by nearly 8 percent a year. The flag of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, with its Soviet-style hammer and sickle, still flies alongside the national flag ...

The country code for Laos is +856. This country code, along with the area code, is required to call a telephone number in Laos from another country. Also an international dialing prefix, specific to ...

VIENTIANE: The combined trade value of Laos' imports and exports amounted to US$16.3 billion in 2024, an increase of five ...

Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos’s history, when the US waged a years-long ‘Secret War’.

This article explores the list of landlocked countries in Asia, each with their significant history and latest international ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

Economic instability and challenges in social services are threatening the gains Laos has made in poverty eradication, education, nutritional status, and other key human development indicators. The ...

Laos and Switzerland have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation during ...

have led to increasing and stable rice surpluses in the country. Today, Laos has achieved rice self-sufficiency at the national level. At the regional level, there are differences in rice ...