The country of Laos is often overlooked by travelers exploring Southeast Asia. Nestled between the well-trodden paths of ...

Laos is one of Southeast Asia's most underrated countries. With stunning landscapes, thrilling adventures, kind-hearted ...

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 ...

With a vision toward an independent and self-reliant economy, Laos is aiming to achieve a surplus by 2025, said Sonexay ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The leaders of Japan and Laos agreed Tuesday to upgrade their bilateral relations to a "comprehensive ...

The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism but the government hopes new ...

From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped 4 billion bombs on Laos. To this day, the country holds the dubious distinction of being the most heavily bombed neutral country in history. 580,000 bombing ...

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 ...

Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...

Chinese developers are constructing high-rise residential towers across the special economic zone that are geared to Chinese investors, unaffordable to the vast majority of Lao. Warning ...

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 ...

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 ...