PM orders urgent action to address typhoon aftermath

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Dispatch No. 185/CD-TTg calling for urgent action to remedy the aftermath of Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods. The document was sent to the chairpersons of the People’s Committees of...

A Thai court sentences gunman who killed a Cambodian politician to life in prison

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Bangkok on Friday sentenced a Thai man who shot and killed an opposition politician from Cambodia to life in prison. The January shooting in Thailand's capital was widely seen as a political assassination but the...

Thai court sentences gunman who killed Cambodian politician to life in prison

Thai police officers escort Ekkalak Pheanoi, centre, the accused in the shooting of Cambodian politician Lim Kimya, after he was deported from Cambodia, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A court in Bangkok on Friday...

PHNOM PENH’S TECHO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPENS: CAMBODIA’S NEW GLOBAL GATEWAY

On 9 September, Phnom Penh celebrated a historic milestone with the inauguration of Techo International Airport, the nation’s largest aviation infrastructure project. Cambodian funded and built, with a design inspired by the nation’s cultural and...

Thai court sentences gunman to life for killing Cambodian politician in Bangkok

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Sport : Cklamovski Calls Up Three Newfaces For Centralised Training Ahead Of Laos Match

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- The Harimau Malaya squad, still reeling from the sanctions imposed by FIFA on seven heritage players, have decided to look ahead, with head coach Peter Cklamovski calling up three new faces, including Jordan...

N. Korea preparing military parade for ruling party's 80th anniversary

The Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's leading newspaper, publishes a photo in its Feb. 9, 2023, edition of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile that featured in a military parade held in Pyongyang. (Photo courtesy of Korea Media)(Kyodo)...

Lao, Cuban, Nicaraguan leaders offer condolences to Vietnam over typhoon consequences

Hanoi (VNA) - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and...

Laotian refugee living in U.S. since childhood faces threat of deportation

Geoff Bennett: As President Trump intensifies his sweeping crackdown on immigration, more longtime residents, people who have lived in this country for years, are being caught up in the effort. Stephanie Sy has more. Stephanie Sy: We have seen...

Vietnam, Laos strengthen sci-tech, digital cooperation

HCM City (VNA) - The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1. The session was co-chaired by Professor and...

Lao, Cuban, Nicaraguan leaders offer condolences to Việt Nam over typhoon consequences

HÀ NỘI — Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and central...

Laos' president to visit North Korea for celebration of ruling party

Lao President Set to Visit North Korea for Party Anniversary, Date Unconfirmed

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith is expected to make an official visit to North Korea this month at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This trip would mark a significant moment in the two countries’ long-standing diplomatic...

Laos' leader to visit North Korea to mark key party anniversary: KCNA

Published: 02 Oct. 2025, 16:47 Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, right, meets with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central...

Vientiane Prepares for 2025 Boat Racing Festival and End of Buddhist Lent Celebrations

KPL The annual Boat Racing Festival is set to take place from October 4 to 8, 2025, promising a vibrant celebration of Lao culture, community spirit, and economic development. Mr. Saengsathit Phimmueang, representative of the Chanthabouly District...

Laos to Launch Inaugural Lao Money Expo in December to Drive Economic Growth

KPL In a strategic move to address ongoing economic challenges and foster financial sector development, Laos will host its first-ever "Lao Money Expo 2025" this December, organizers announced. The landmark event, officially named the Lao Money...

Laotian leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniversary: KCNA

Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Thursday. The Laotian leader will visit the North at the invitation of North...

Laos’ president to visit North Korea for celebration of ruling Workers’ Party of Korea

SEOUL - Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea at the invitation of leader Kim Jong Un for celebrations commemorating the country's ruling party on Oct 10, state news agency KCNA announced on Oct 2. The visit would be a rare...

Laotian leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Thursday. The Laotian leader will visit the North at...

Laos' president to visit North Korea for celebration of ruling party

SEOUL (Reuters) -Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith will visit North Korea at the invitation of leader Kim Jong Un for celebrations commemorating the country's ruling party on October 10, state news agency KCNA announced on Thursday. The visit...