General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith (first from right) pays a state visit to China from June 2 to 6. [Photo/Xinhua] This ...

At least 13 people were injured after an alleged drunk driver struck a crowd at the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival on Saturday, authorities said. Louisiana State Police arrested the driver, ...

An estimated 15 people have been injured in Louisiana’s Iberia Parish, after a car struck participants at a Lao New Year parade in the United States. According to a statement from the Iberia Parish ...

A man has been charged with driving under the influence in a crash that injured more than a dozen revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana. Todd Landry was also charged with 18 ...

IBERIA PARISH, LA. (KLFY) — The Louisiana Lao New Year Festival, hosted by the festival board and Wat Thammaratanaram, is set to take place April 3-5. Celebrated for over 40 years, the event aims to ...

Sources: Data provided by the Lao P.D.R. authorities; and IMF staff estimates and projections. 1/ Due to concerns about data quality, the 2019–23 GDP numbers are staff estimates using leading ...

Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker or stateless person looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic receives only a small number of ...

Lao People’s Democratic Republic will officially launch its AI Ethics Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) Country Report, marking a major step in strengthening national governance for artificial ...

Vientiane, 27 January 2026 — The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic today announced its National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy would draw on findings from UNESCO’s AI Ethics ...

Sources: Data provided by the Lao P.D.R. authorities; and IMF staff estimates and projections. 1/ Due to concerns about data quality, the 2019–23 GDP numbers are staff estimates using leading ...

[VIENTIANE] In one of Asia’s poorest and smallest economies, beer is big business. Lao Brewery, the producer of the ubiquitous Beerlao, remains bullish even as the Laotian currency tumbles and growth ...