Sources: Reuters
Laotians vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the tenth National Assembly. The only legal party in Laos contesting the election is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. 2026-02-22
Laos and South Korea agree to upgrade their bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership. 2025-12-15
A shop explosion and fire in Oudomxay province, Laos, kills four people and injures others. 2025-02-14
Laotian human rights activist Anousa Luangsuphom is shot at a coffeehouse in the capital Vientiane. 2023-04-29
A heatwave in Asia leads to deaths and school closures in India, and record-breaking temperatures in other countries. Luang Prabang, Laos, recorded a temperature of 42.7 C, while Tak, Thailand, recorded a temperature of 44.6 C. 2023-04-19
Recent flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern Laos have caused at least 5.6 billion Lao kips in damage. 2022-08-29
Laos reports a record 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 58,798. 2021-11-18
Asian and European leaders meet at the Ninth Asia–Europe Meeting in Vientiane, Laos to discuss issues including the current financial crisis. 51 foreign leaders are expected to attend including premier of China Wen Jiabao and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone. 2012-11-5