Hundreds of people are missing and several others confirmed dead after a hydroelectric dam project in southern Laos collapsed late Monday following days of heavy rains, state media said.

Most children in Laos live in rural areas, where about 80% of families earn a living ... and hygiene services and activities in 471 villages across six districts in Khammouane and Savannakht provinces ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Laos and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have reaffirmed their long-term commitment to improving rural ... over 350 Lao villages by ...

Lao PDR is making efforts to scale up rural sanitation and hygiene. The Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach combined with sanitation marketing tools in 266 villages led to a 32% increase in ...

In a bid to reduce poverty, the Lao government has expanded the Village Development Fund ... the development of basic infrastructure in rural areas, such as road repairs, transportation, and ...