A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal describes the genetic epidemiology and dynamics of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum responsible for malaria outbreaks in Attapeu ...

The way Vientiane sees it, the risks of investing in public works and infrastructure development, even if funded by increasingly problematic debt from China, are greater than the risks of not ...

Der Yang remembers joining friends and relatives on the walk to school each morning within the United Nations refugee camp she called home. Her uncle, an early riser and dedicated family protector, ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, nestled between China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar (Burma). Over the past 30 years, it has experienced one of the highest economic ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred the government of Laos and some businesses to adopt digital reforms, but Laos’s digitalization lags compared to the rest of Southeast Asia due to the high cost of the ...

Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding the human rights record of Laos since its 2020 Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It is not a complete review of the recommendations ...

15 December 2020: On the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our calls on the government of Laos ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks of countries around the world, based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be. The results are given on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is ...

Sithong Chitnhothinh, Ambassador and Resident Representative at the Permanent Mission of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the IAEA, and Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the ...

SapSap, the Racine-based pop-up restaurant and caterer of Lao food, has started a beer company that's meant to provide more than refreshment — 5% of sales will go toward eradicating unexploded bombs ...