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Thongloun Sisoulith (right) meets with Pham Gia Tuc in Vientiane. - Public Security News VIENTIANE: The governments of Laos and Vietnam are pushing ahead with major transport, energy and mining ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: China’s military sends troops to Laos for 2-week joint military drills
Chinese troops have arrived in Laos for a two-week exercise with the Lao military on the outskirts of Vientiane, just weeks after a similar training in Cambodia that’s part of a push by Beijing to ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: Vietnam seeks deeper cooperation with regional countries, partners
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Thi Hoang Van held bilateral meetings with Lao, Cambodian and Timor-Leste officials and representatives of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: How a Secret Tobacco Deal in Laos Enriched a Political Insider
Cigarettes are sold at a store in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. A confidential long-term agreement between the Laotian government and tobacco giant Imperial Brands has kept cigarettes cheap. Credit: ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: PMs pay tribute to late Vietnamese and Lao leaders in Vientiane
VTV.vn - Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Lao Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith paid tribute to the two countries’ leaders in Vientiane on October 9, as part of Hung’s official visit to ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
VIENTIANE: Isolated, underdeveloped Laos brands itself the “Battery of South-east Asia”, powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants. But frequent power outages leave its own people in ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: Dialogue on Building a China-Laos Community with a Shared Future Held in Laos
VIENTIANE, Laos, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 5, the Dialogue on Building a China-Laos Community with a Shared Future took place in Vientiane, Laos. The opening ceremony featured speeches ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: Laos' ASEAN chairmanship propels foreign minister to PM contender
In the coming months, Laos’ ruling Communist Party will begin informal discussions about the country’s future leadership, which will be finalized ahead of the National Congress in January 2026. The ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Politics: Did the Lao Government Just Attempt an Extrajudicial Killing on European Soil?
Joseph Akaravong, a politically-active Lao exile, was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant in southwestern France on June 14. On June 14, an attempt was made on the life of the prominent ...