Laos aims to become a regional leader in hydropower, attracting foreign investment through large-scale projects and exports.

India, Japan, South Korea, and China were all represented at a summit of ASEAN leaders in Laos. Southeast Asia is seen as crucial to their economies, as well as a strategically vital region for ...

VIENTIANE: (Bernama-Xinhua) A meeting of the National Steering Committee was held here to review Laos' success as the chair of Asean 2024, reported Xinhua quoting local media. During the review ...

VIENTIANE: Asean senior officials are reviewing the progress made towards fulfilling nine priorities, other deliverables and essential initiatives for Laos as the Chair of Asean, aligning with the ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos--Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose ...

The joint communique issued by ASEAN foreign ministers over the weekend ... is attending this week's two-day retreat in Laos. The appointment of the veteran diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun is ...

As ASEAN's most economically challenged economy, excluding its strife-torn neighbor Myanmar, Laos has time to prepare for the aging of its youthful population of about 7.5 million.