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The Chinese medical contingent participating in the China-Laos "Peace Train-2026" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise arrives in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Septembe ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province: Floodwaters surge around Laos-China border crossing as Luang Namtha declares disaster zone
VIENTIANE: Luang Namtha province in northern Laos was declared a disaster zone on Saturday (Aug 29) after flash floods surged around the Laos-China border crossing in Boten, inundating buildings, a ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province: Chinese PLA "Peace Train" medical team arrives in Laos
VIENTIANE, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese medical support team participating in the China-Laos "Peace Train-2026" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane on ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province: Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave
BANGKOK--A search operation for seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos entered its seventh day on Tuesday, as rescuers encountered difficult terrain and weather as they are ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province: China-aided school upgrading project in northern Laos commences
VIENTIANE: A groundbreaking ceremony for the China-aided upgrading and renovation project of Santiphab Secondary School in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province was held on Monday (Aug 31).
News Laos » Vientiane Province: Laos studies Thailand’s local governance model as it seeks to improve administration
A delegation from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission has studied Thailand’s experience in local governance as part of its efforts to strengthen the local ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province: Laos finds two new rare earth zones across four provinces
Laos has identified two promising rare earth zones spanning four provinces following field surveys, according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The Laotian Times reported that the potential ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province: An empty station, a burning countryside, soot raining from the sky: This is what it's like to ride Laos' gleaming new $6 billion railway in April
Laos is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world. Some two-thirds of Laotians still live in rural communities. But a shiny new railway funded by China now cuts through the countryside ...